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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY
Volume 36, Issue 12, Pages 1317-1325Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.06.011
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parasite; multiple hosts; populations; microsatellites; Schistosoma japonicum
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- PHS HHS [TWO1582] Funding Source: Medline
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Multi-host parasites, those capable of infecting more than one species of host, are responsible for the majority of all zoonotic, emerging or persistent human and animal diseases and are considered one of the major challenges for the biomedical sciences in the 21st century. We characterized the population structure of the multi-host parasite Schistosoma japonicum in relation to its definitive host species by genotyping miracidia collected from humans and domestic animals across five villages around the Yangtze River in Anhui Province, mainland China, using microsatellite markers. High levels of polymorphisms were observed and two main genetic clusters were identified which separated water buffalo, cattle and humans from goats, pigs, dogs and cats. We thereby believe that we present the first evidence of definitive host-based genetic variation in Schistosoma japonicum which has important epidemiological, evolutionary, medical and veterinary implications. (c) 2006 Australian Society for Parasitology Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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