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Revealing genetic hybridization and DNA recombination of Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica in nuclear introns of the hybrid Fasciola flukes.
Molecular and biochemical parasitology - 1 Jul 2018
Saijuntha Weerachai, Tantrawatpan Chairat, Agatsuma Takeshi, Wang Chennan, Intapan Pewpan M, Maleewong Wanchai, Petney Trevor N
Abstract excerpt
Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica are ruminant liver flukes that are found worldwide. They can occur sympatrically and hybridize, consequently producing an intermediate form (Fasciola sp.), especially in Africa and Asia. The bridge intron (TkBridgeInt) and intron 4 of domain 2 (TkD2Int4) of the taurocyamine kinase gene were cloned and sequenced from 14 F. hepatica, 18 F. gigantica, and 12 Fasciola sp. These...
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