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The Mitogenome of the Haecon-5 Strain of Haemonchus contortus and a Comparative Analysis of Its Nucleotide Variation with Other Laboratory Strains.
International journal of molecular sciences - 12 Aug 2024
Zheng Yuanting, Young Neil D, Song Jiangning, Gasser Robin B
Abstract excerpt
Haemonchus contortus (the barber's pole worm)-a highly pathogenic gastric nematode of ruminants-causes significant economic losses in the livestock industry worldwide. H. contortus has become a valuable model organism for both fundamental and applied research (e.g., drug and vaccine discovery) because of the availability of well-defined laboratory strains (e.g., MHco3(ISE).N1 in the UK and Haecon-5 in Australia)...
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