Molecular differentiation of Angiostrongylus taxa (Nematoda: Angiostrongylidae) by cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene sequences

• Main Authors: Eamsobhana, Praphathip, Lim, Phaik Eem, Solano, Gabriela, Zhang, Hongman, Gan, Xiao Xian, Yong, Hoi Sen
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2010
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/12046/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2010.07.005
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Nematodes of the genus Angiostrongylus are parasites of rodents and carnivores. They reside in the pulmonary or mesenteric arteries of their hosts. Two species are pathogenic in humans - Angiostrongylus cantonensis causes eosinophilic meningitis or meningoencephalitis, and Angiostrongylus costaricen...