A possible origin population of pathogenic intestinal nematodes, Strongyloides stercoralis, unveiled by molecular phylogeny

Abstract Humans and dogs are the two major hosts of Strongyloides stercoralis, an intestinal parasitic nematode. To better understand the phylogenetic relationships among S. stercoralis isolates infecting humans and dogs and to assess the zoonotic potential of this parasite, we analyzed mitochondria...

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Main Authors: Eiji Nagayasu, Myo Pa Pa Thet Hnin Htwe Aung, Thanaporn Hortiwakul, Akina Hino, Teruhisa Tanaka, Miwa Higashiarakawa, Alex Olia, Tomoyo Taniguchi, Soe Moe Thu Win, Isao Ohashi, Emmanuel Igwaro Odongo-Aginya, Khin Myo Aye, Mon Mon, Kyu Kyu Win, Kei Ota, Yukari Torisu, Siripen Panthuwong, Eisaku Kimura, Nirianne M. Q. Palacpac, Taisei Kikuchi, Tetsuo Hirata, Shidow Torisu, Hajime Hisaeda, Toshihiro Horii, Jiro Fujita, Wah Win Htike, Haruhiko Maruyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05049-x