Multi-host model-based identification of Armillifer agkistrodontis (Pentastomida), a new zoonotic parasite from China.

• Main Authors: Shao-Hong Chen (Author), Qin Liu (Author), Yong-Nian Zhang (Author), Jia-Xu Chen (Author), Hao Li (Author), Ying Chen (Author), Peter Steinmann (Author), Xiao-Nong Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Pentastomiasis is a rare parasitic infection of humans. Pentastomids are dioecious obligate parasites requiring multiple hosts to complete their lifecycle. Despite their worm-like appearance, they are commonly placed into a separate sub-class of the subphylum Crustacea, phylum Arthropoda...