Molecular characterization of ascaridoid parasites from captive wild carnivores in China using ribosomal and mitochondrial sequences

Abstract Background Despite the public health importance of toxocariasis/toxascariasis, only a few species of these ascaridoid parasites from wild canine and feline carnivores have been studied at the molecular level so far. Poor understanding of diversity, host distribution and the potential (zoono...

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Main Authors: Yue Xie, Yingxin Li, Xiaobin Gu, Yunjian Liu, Xuan Zhou, Lu Wang, Ran He, Xuerong Peng, Guangyou Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04254-4