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Barcoding hybrids: heterogeneous distribution of Schistosoma haematobium × Schistosoma bovis hybrids across the Senegal River Basin.
Parasitology - 1 Apr 2018
Boon Nele A M, Van Den Broeck Frederik, Faye Djiby, Volckaert Filip A M, Mboup Souleymane, Polman Katja, Huyse Tine
Abstract excerpt
Hybridization events between Schistosoma species (Digenea, Platyhelminthes) are reported with increasing frequency, largely due to improved access to molecular tools. Nevertheless, little is known about the distribution and frequency of hybrid schistosomes in nature. Screening for hybrids on a large scale is complicated by the need for nuclear and mitochondrial sequence information, precluding a 'simple'...
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