Clear genetic distinctiveness between human- and pig-derived Trichuris based on analyses of mitochondrial datasets.

• Main Authors: Guo-Hua Liu (Author), Robin B Gasser (Author), Ang Su (Author), Peter Nejsum (Author), Lifei Peng (Author), Rui-Qing Lin (Author), Ming-Wei Li (Author), Min-Jun Xu (Author), Xing-Quan Zhu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The whipworm, Trichuris trichiura, causes trichuriasis in ∼600 million people worldwide, mainly in developing countries. Whipworms also infect other animal hosts, including pigs (T. suis), dogs (T. vulpis) and non-human primates, and cause disease in these hosts, which is similar to trichuriasis of...