Nature Communications (Feb 2016)

Phylogenomic and biogeographic reconstruction of the Trichinella complex

  • Pasi K. Korhonen,
  • Edoardo Pozio,
  • Giuseppe La Rosa,
  • Bill C. H. Chang,
  • Anson V. Koehler,
  • Eric P. Hoberg,
  • Peter R. Boag,
  • Patrick Tan,
  • Aaron R. Jex,
  • Andreas Hofmann,
  • Paul W. Sternberg,
  • Neil D. Young,
  • Robin B. Gasser

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10513
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Trichinellosis is a globally important food-borne disease caused by roundworms of the Trichinella complex. Here the authors present genomic sequences representing all 12 recognized Trichinellaspecies and genotypes, and reconstruct their phylogeny and biogeography.