Article
Genetic differences among Haplorchis taichui populations in Indochina revealed by mitochondrial COX1 sequences.
Journal of helminthology - 1 Sept 2017
Thaenkham U, Phuphisut O, Nuamtanong S, Yoonuan T, Sa-Nguankiat S, Vonghachack Y, Belizario V Y, Dung D T, Dekumyoy P, Waikagul J
Abstract excerpt
Haplorchis taichui is an intestinal heterophyid fluke that is pathogenic to humans. It is widely distributed in Asia, with a particularly high prevalence in Indochina. Previous work revealed that the lack of gene flow between three distinct populations of Vietnamese H. taichui can be attributed to their geographic isolation with no interconnected river basins. To test the hypothesis that interconnected river...
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