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Phylogenetic relationship of the Brazilian isolates of the rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae) employing mitochondrial COI gene sequence data
BACKGROUND: The rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis can cause eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in humans. This nematode’s main definitive hosts are rodents and its intermediate hosts are snails. This parasite was first described in China and currently is dispersed across several Pacific islands...
Autores principales: | Monte, Tainá CC, Simões, Raquel O, Oliveira, Ana Paula M, Novaes, Clodoaldo F, Thiengo, Silvana C, Silva, Alexandre J, Estrela, Pedro C, Júnior, Arnaldo Maldonado |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3514143/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23130987 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-5-248 |
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