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Unique genetic structure of the human tapeworm Dibothriocephalus latus from the Alpine lakes region - a successful adaptation?
Parasitology - 1 Jul 2022
Radačovská Alžbeta, Čisovská Bazsalovicsová Eva, Šoltys Katarína, Štefka Jan, Minárik Gabriel, Gustinelli Andrea, Chugunova Julia K, Králová-Hromadová Ivica
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Dibothriocephalus latus is the most frequent causative agent of fish-borne zoonosis (diphyllobothriosis) in Europe, where it is currently circulating mainly in the Alpine lakes region (ALR) and Russia. Three mitochondrial genes (cox1, cob and nad3) and 6 microsatellite loci were analysed to determine how is the recently detected triploidy/parthenogenesis in tapeworms from ALR displayed at the DNA level. A...
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