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Whipworms of south-east Asian rodents are distinct from Trichuris muris.
Parasitology international - 1 Aug 2020
Ribas Alexis, Wells Konstans, Morand Serge, Chaisiri Kittipong, Agatsuma Takeshi, Lakim Maklarin B, Yuh Tuh Fred Y, Saijuntha Weerachai
Abstract excerpt
The whipworm Trichuris muris is known to be associated with various rodent species in the northern hemisphere, but the species identity of whipworm infecting rodents in the Oriental region remains largely unknown. We collected Trichuris of Muridae rodents in mainland and insular Southeast Asia between 2008 and 2015 and used molecular and morphological approaches to identify the systematic position of new...
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