Asian Admixture in European Echinococcus multilocularis Populations: New Data From Poland Comparing EmsB Microsatellite Analyses and Mitochondrial Sequencing

• Published in: Frontiers in veterinary science Vol. 7; p. 620722
• Main Authors: Umhang, Gérald, Knapp, Jenny, Wassermann, Marion, Bastid, Vanessa, Peytavin de Garam, Carine, Boué, Franck, Cencek, Tomasz, Romig, Thomas, Karamon, Jacek
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media 15.01.2021; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: Animal biology; Animal genetics; Asian origin; cross-fertilization; Echinococcus multilocularis; EmsB microsatellite; Genetics; Life Sciences; Microbiology and Parasitology; mitochondrial sequencing; Parasitology; Poland; Populations and Evolution; Veterinary medicine and animal Health; Veterinary Science; EmsB microsatellite; Poland; Echinococcus multilocularis; cross-fertilization; mitochondrial sequencing; Asian origin; Cross-fertilization; Mitochondrial sequencing

The cestode Echinococcus multilocularis is the causative agent of a severe zoonotic disease: alveolar echinococcosis (AE). The parasite is distributed over a vast area in northern Eurasia and North America, but the impact of AE on human health is highly uneven between different regions. One hypothet...