Phylogenetic evidence that two distinct Trichuris genotypes infect both humans and non-human primates.

Although there has been extensive debate about whether Trichuris suis and Trichuris trichiura are separate species, only one species of the whipworm T. trichiura has been considered to infect humans and non-human primates. In order to investigate potential cross infection of Trichuris sp. between ba...

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Main Authors: Damiana F Ravasi, Mannus J O'Riain, Faezah Davids, Nicola Illing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3429462?pdf=render