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Genetic variability among cercariae of the Schistosomatidae (Trematoda: Digenea) causing swimmer's itch in Europe.
Parasite (Paris, France) - 1 Sept 2001
Picard D, Jousson O
Abstract excerpt
Ribosomal DNA sequences of the internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) were obtained from schistosome cercariae responsible for swimmer's itch in Europe. Two types of ITS1 (1100 and 1400), which differ by the number of repeated patterns were found among cercariae shedded by Lymnaea ovata and L. auricularia (Lymnaeidae). A phylogenetic analysis of the ITS1 region showed that sequences of each type form two...
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