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Mitochondrial Genome Analyses Suggest Multiple Trichuris Species in Humans, Baboons, and Pigs from Different Geographical Regions.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2015
Hawash Mohamed B F, Andersen Lee O, Gasser Robin B, Stensvold Christen Rune, Nejsum Peter
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The whipworms Trichuris trichiura and Trichuris suis are two parasitic nematodes of humans and pigs, respectively. Although whipworms in human and non-human primates historically have been referred to as T. trichiura, recent reports suggest that several Trichuris spp. are found in primates. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We sequenced and annotated complete mitochondrial genomes of Trichuris recovered from a...
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