Phylogenetics and systematics of Angiostrongylus lungworms and related taxa (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) inferred from the nuclear small subunit (SSU) ribosomal DNA sequences.

Abstract excerpt

The Angiostrongylus lungworms are of public health and veterinary concern in many countries. At the family level, the Angiostrongylus lungworms have been included in the family Angiostrongylidae or the family Metastrongylidae. The present study was undertaken to determine the usefulness and suitability of the nuclear 18S (small subunit, SSU) rDNA sequences for differentiating various taxa of the genus...

Topics

• Angiostrongylus
• Animals
• Cluster Analysis
• DNA, Ribosomal
• Genetic Variation
• Molecular Sequence Data
• Phylogeny
• RNA, Ribosomal, 18S
• Sequence Analysis, DNA