Genetic differences in the rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Angiostrongylidae), in Thailand.

doi:10.1017/S0022149X14000388

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Genetic differences in the rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Angiostrongylidae), in Thailand.

Journal of helminthology - 1 Sept 2015

Dusitsittipon S, Thaenkham U, Watthanakulpanich D, Adisakwattana P, Komalamisra C

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This study surveyed the genetic differences among Angiostrongylus cantonensis (A. cantonensis) using the mitochondrial cytochrome b (cytb) gene. Partial cytb sequences were determined for 91 worms from eight locations in Thailand. Using morphological techniques, the nematodes were found to be A....

Topics

Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Animals
Disease Reservoirs
Genetic Variation
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Snails
Strongylida Infections
Thailand

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