Article
Biological variation in Trichinella species and genotypes.
Journal of helminthology - 1 Jun 2003
Bolas-Fernández F
Abstract excerpt
At present, the genus Trichinella comprises seven species of which five have encapsulated muscle larvae (T. spiralis, T. nativa, T. britovi, T. nelsoni and T. murrelli) and two do not (T. pseudospiralis and T. papuae) plus three genotypes of non-specific status (T6, T8 and T9). The diagnostic characteristics of these species are based on biological, biochemical and genetic criteria. Of biological significance is...
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