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Substantial genetic divergence between morphologically indistinguishable populations of Fasciola suggests the possibility of cryptic speciation.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Dec 2012
Walker S M, Prodöhl P A, Hoey E M, Fairweather I, Hanna R E B, Brennan G, Trudgett A
Abstract excerpt
The liver flukes, Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica, are considered to be sister species and between them present a major threat worldwide to livestock production. In this study sequence data have been employed from informative regions of the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes of over 200 morphologically F. hepatica-like or F. gigantica-like flukes from Europe, sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia to assess...
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