Molecular evidence of hybridization between pig and human Ascaris indicates an interbred species com...
Molecular evidence of hybridization between pig and human Ascaris indicates an interbred species complex infecting humans
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England: eLife Science Publications, Ltd
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English
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England: eLife Science Publications, Ltd
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Human ascariasis is a major neglected tropical disease caused by the nematode
Ascaris lumbricoides
. We report a 296 megabase (Mb) reference-quality genome comprised of 17,902 protein-coding genes derived from a single, representative
Ascaris
worm. An additional 68 worms were collected from 60 human hosts in Kenyan villages where pig hu...
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Molecular evidence of hybridization between pig and human Ascaris indicates an interbred species complex infecting humans
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_9b8812e5f2d5494187a78b77e4e2b000
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_9b8812e5f2d5494187a78b77e4e2b000
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2050-084X
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2050-084X
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10.7554/eLife.61562
