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:10.1038/ncomms10513

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

Affiliations

Pasi K. Korhonen: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Edoardo Pozio: Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Giuseppe La Rosa: Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Bill C. H. Chang: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Anson V. Koehler: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Eric P. Hoberg: US Department of Agriculture, United States National Parasite Collection, Agricultural Research Service
Peter R. Boag: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University
Patrick Tan: Genome Institute of Singapore
Aaron R. Jex: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Andreas Hofmann: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Paul W. Sternberg: Division of Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, California Institute of Technology
Neil D. Young: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Robin B. Gasser: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne

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.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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