Extant interspecific hybridization among trematodes within the Schistosoma haematobium species complex in Nigeria.

• Main Authors: Oluwaremilekun G Ajakaye (Author), Elisha E Enabulele (Author), Joshua B Balogun (Author), Oyetunde T Oyeyemi (Author), Michael E Grigg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Natural interspecific hybridization between the human parasite (Schistosoma haematobium [Sh]) and bovine parasites (Schistosoma bovis [Sb], Schistosoma curassoni [Sc]) is increasingly reported in Africa. We developed a multi-locus PCR DNA-Seq strategy that amplifies tw...