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Molecular analysis of Baylisascaris columnaris revealed mitochondrial and nuclear polymorphisms

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Title
Molecular analysis of Baylisascaris columnaris revealed mitochondrial and nuclear polymorphisms
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Parasites & Vectors, April 2013
DOI 10.1186/1756-3305-6-124
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Frits Franssen, Kayin Xie, Hein Sprong, Joke van der Giessen

Abstract

Baylisascaris species are intestinal nematodes of skunks, raccoons, badgers, and bears belonging to the genus Ascarididae. Oral uptake of embryonated Baylisascaris sp. eggs by a wide variety of mammals and birds can lead to visceral, ocular and neurological larva migrans. B. procyonis, the raccoon roundworm, is known to cause severe illness in intermediate hosts and in humans, whereas the skunk roundworm B. columnaris is probably less pathogenic. Skunks and raccoons are kept as pets in Europe, sometimes together with cats and dogs, living in close contact with humans. B. procyonis and B. columnaris are difficult to differentiate based on morphological criteria and molecular and phylogenetic information concerning B. columnaris is missing. This is the first study on the genetic characterisation of B. columnaris, based on mitochondrial and nuclear molecular markers.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 3%
Denmark 1 3%
Unknown 34 94%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 7 19%
Researcher 7 19%
Student > Master 5 14%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 8%
Student > Bachelor 3 8%
Other 6 17%
Unknown 5 14%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 18 50%
Medicine and Dentistry 3 8%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 2 6%
Computer Science 1 3%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 3%
Other 2 6%
Unknown 9 25%
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