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Dicrocoelium chinensis and Dicrocoelium dendriticum (Trematoda: Digenea) are distinct lancet fluke species based on mitochondrial and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Oct 2014
Liu Guo-Hua, Yan Hong-Bin, Otranto Domenico, Wang Xing-Ye, Zhao Guang-Hui, Jia Wan-Zhong, Zhu Xing-Quan
Abstract excerpt
Lancet flukes parasitize the bile ducts and gall bladder of a range of mammals, including humans, causing dicrocoeliosis. In the present study, we sequenced and characterized the complete mitochondrial (mt) genomes as well as the first and second internal transcribed spacers (ITS-1 and ITS-2=ITS) of nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA) of two lancet flukes, Dicrocoelium chinensis and D. dendriticum. Sequence comparison...
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