Concurrent infection with sibling Trichinella species in a natural host.
Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis of individual Trichinella muscle larvae, collected from several sylvatic and domestic animals in Estonia, revealed concurrent infection of a racoon dog with Trichinella nativa and Trichinella britovi. This finding provides strong support for their taxonomic ranking as sibling species. These 2 species appear uniformly distributed among sylvatic animals through Estonia, while Trichinella spiralis appears restricted to the domestic habitat.
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Laboratory of Parasitology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
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La Rosa
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Järvis
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Miller
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Kapel
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D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000469:parasitology; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D018509:DNA, Helminth; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique; D014234:Trichinella / Q000145:classification*; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000662:veterinary
D017931:DNA Primers; D018509:DNA, Helminth