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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Anderson, Tim J.C.

Titel

The dangers of using single locus markers in parasite epidemiology: Ascaris as a case study

Ist Teil von

• Trends in Parasitology, 2001-04, Vol.17 (4), p.183-188

Ort / Verlag

Oxford: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2001

Quelle

Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Molecular markers are used widely to discriminate between closely related species of parasites, and in many cases a single locus is used for this purpose. This article aims to show how molecular data derived from a single genetic marker or linkage group – in this case mitochondrial DNA – can lead to ambiguous conclusions and to illustrate how a multilocus approach has enhanced our understanding of the epidemiology of two closely related parasites, the nematodes Ascaris suum, which infects pigs, and Ascaris lumbicoides, which infects humans.