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Intron sequence of the taurocyamine kinase gene as a marker to investigate genetic variation of Paragonimus species in Japan and the origins of triploidy in P. westermani.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 Jan 2016
Saijuntha Weerachai, Tantrawatpan Chairat, Jarilla Blanca R, Agatsuma Takeshi, Andrews Ross H, Petney Trevor N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Paragonimiasis is a foodborne parasitic infection caused by lung flukes of the genus Paragonimus. Several species of Paragonimus are endemic in Japan: P. westermani (diploid and triploid) P. miyazakii, P. ohirai and P. iloktsuenensis. The taxonomic status and genetic variability of these lung flukes remains poorly understood. METHODS: The second intron of domain 1 of the taurocyamine kinase gene...
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