Genotyping of Ascaris spp. infecting humans and pigs in Italy, Slovakia and Colombia

CONCLUSIONS: This study updates and extends the current understanding of Ascaris species and genotypes circulating in different epidemiological scenarios, with particular attention to the inclusion of human-derived Ascaris in the phylogenetic cluster C. Despite the evidence of HW equilibrium in the ITS in pig-derived Italian samples, the amount of genetic variation seems to support the existence of two closely related species.PMID:34252615 | DOI:10.1016/j.meegid.2021.104997

Source: Infection, Genetics and Evolution - July 12, 2021 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Serena Cavallero Silvia Rond ón Ivan Acevedo Monterrosa Viliam Šnábel Ingrid Papajov á M ária Goldová Gabriela Štrkolcová Luis Caraballo Nathalie Acevedo Stefano D'Amelio Source Type: research