Evidence of human-associated genetic similarity and a cryptic lineage in wild boar-derived Ascaris from Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan
Abstract Background Two species of Ascaris nematodes infect humans: Ascaris lumbricoides, a human parasite, and Ascaris suum, which primarily infects pigs. Since these species are morphologically similar, molecular techniques are necessary for species identification in human Ascaris cases. A common...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2025-07-01
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| Series: | Tropical Medicine and Health |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-025-00769-7 |
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