Article
Phylogenetic relationship of the Brazilian isolates of the rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae) employing mitochondrial COI gene sequence data.
Parasites & vectors - 6 Nov 2012
Monte Tainá C C, Simões Raquel O, Oliveira Ana Paula M, Novaes Clodoaldo F, Thiengo Silvana C, Silva Alexandre J, Estrela Pedro C, Maldonado Arnaldo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis can cause eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in humans. This nematode's main definitive hosts are rodents and its intermediate hosts are snails. This parasite was first described in China and currently is dispersed across several Pacific isla...
Topics
- Angiostrongylus cantonensis
- Animals
- Brazil
- Cluster Analysis
- Electron Transport Complex IV
- Gastropoda
- Genetic Variation
- Mitochondrial Proteins
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phylogeny
- Rats