A possible origin population of pathogenic intestinal nematodes, Strongyloides stercoralis, unveiled by molecular phylogeny

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 4844 - 13
• Main Authors: Nagayasu, Eiji, Aung, Myo Pa Pa Thet Hnin Htwe, Hortiwakul, Thanaporn, Hino, Akina, Tanaka, Teruhisa, Higashiarakawa, Miwa, Olia, Alex, Taniguchi, Tomoyo, Win, Soe Moe Thu, Ohashi, Isao, Odongo-Aginya, Emmanuel Igwaro, Aye, Khin Myo, Mon, Mon, Win, Kyu Kyu, Ota, Kei, Torisu, Yukari, Panthuwong, Siripen, Kimura, Eisaku, Palacpac, Nirianne M Q, Kikuchi, Taisei, Hirata, Tetsuo, Torisu, Shidow, Hisaeda, Hajime, Horii, Toshihiro, Fujita, Jiro, Htike, Wah Win, Maruyama, Haruhiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Nature Publishing Group 07.07.2017; Nature Publishing Group UK; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: Intestine; Mitochondria; Pandemics; Parasites; Parasitic diseases; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Strongyloides stercoralis

Humans and dogs are the two major hosts of Strongyloides stercoralis, an intestinal parasitic nematode. To better understand the phylogenetic relationships among S. stercoralis isolates infecting humans and dogs and to assess the zoonotic potential of this parasite, we analyzed mitochondrial Cox1, n...