The phylogeny of the Schistosomatidae based on three genes with emphasis on the interrelationships of Schistosoma Weinland, 1858.

AE, Lockyer; PD, Olson; P, Ostergaard; D, Rollinson; DA, Johnston; SW, Attwood; VR, Southgate; P, Horak; SD, Snyder; TH, Le; T, Agatsuma; DP, McManus; AC, Carmichael; S, Naem; DT, Littlewood

doi:10.1017/s0031182002002792

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The phylogeny of the Schistosomatidae based on three genes with emphasis on the interrelationships of Schistosoma Weinland, 1858.

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Authors:

Lockyer AE

Olson PD

Ostergaard P

Abstract

Schistosomes are digenean flukes, parasitic of birds, mammals and crocodiles. The family Schistosomatidae contains species of considerable medical and veterinary importance, which cause the disease schistosomiasis. Previous studies, both morphological and molecular, which have provided a good deal o...

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