Article
Current status of the genetics and molecular taxonomy of Echinococcus species.
Parasitology - 1 Nov 2013
McManus D P
Abstract excerpt
The taxonomy of Echinococcus has long been controversial. Based mainly on differences in morphology and host-parasite specificity characteristics, 16 species and 13 subspecies were originally described. Subsequently, most of these taxa were regarded as synonyms for Echinococcus granulosus and only 4 valid species were recognised: E. granulosus; E. multilocularis; E. oligarthrus and E. vogeli. But, over the past...
Topics
- Animals
- DNA, Helminth
- Echinococcosis
- Echinococcus
- Echinococcus granulosus
- Genotype
- Host Specificity
- Host-Parasite Interactions
- Humans
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Phenotype
- Phylogeny