Genetic analysis of Trichuris suis and Trichuris trichiura recovered from humans and pigs in a sympatric setting in Uganda

S Nissen, A Al-Jubury, TVA Hansen, A Olsen… - Veterinary …, 2012 - Elsevier
The whipworms Trichuris trichiura and Trichuris suis in humans and pigs, respectively, are
believed to be two different species yet closely related. Morphologically, adult worms, eggs …

Phylogenetic Evidence That Two Distinct Trichuris Genotypes Infect both Humans and Non-Human Primates

DF Ravasi, MJ O'Riain, F Davids, N Illing - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Although there has been extensive debate about whether Trichuris suis and Trichuris
trichiura are separate species, only one species of the whipworm T. trichiura has been …

Molecular characterization of Trichuris species isolated from humans, dogs and cats in a rural community in Peninsular Malaysia

N Mohd-Shaharuddin, YAL Lim, NA Hassan, S Nathan… - Acta tropica, 2019 - Elsevier
Trichuris trichiura (whipworm) are soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) that causing trichuriasis
in human. Trichuris vulpis, a canine whipworm has also been reported occasionally in …

Whipworms in humans and pigs: origins and demography

MBF Hawash, M Betson, A Al-Jubury, J Ketzis… - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
Background Trichuris suis and T. trichiura are two different whipworm species that infect pigs
and humans, respectively. T. suis is found in pigs worldwide while T. trichiura is responsible …

A genetic analysis of Trichuris trichiura and Trichuris suis from Ecuador

H Meekums, MBF Hawash, AM Sparks, Y Oviedo… - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Since the nematodes Trichuris trichiura and T. suis are
morphologically indistinguishable, genetic analysis is required to assess epidemiological …

Characterization of Trichuris trichiura from humans and T. suis from pigs in China using internal transcribed spacers of nuclear ribosomal DNA

GH Liu, W Zhou, AJ Nisbet, MJ Xu, DH Zhou… - Journal of …, 2014 - cambridge.org
Trichuris trichiura and Trichuris suis parasitize (at the adult stage) the caeca of humans and
pigs, respectively, causing trichuriasis. Despite these parasites being of human and animal …

Hidden Population Structure and Cross-species Transmission of Whipworms (Trichuris sp.) in Humans and Non-human Primates in Uganda

RR Ghai, ND Simons, CA Chapman… - PLoS Neglected …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Whipworms (Trichuris sp.) are a globally distributed genus of parasitic
helminths that infect a diversity of mammalian hosts. Molecular methods have successfully …

[HTML][HTML] Differentiation of Trichuris species using a morphometric approach

AM García-Sánchez, J Rivero, R Callejón… - International Journal for …, 2019 - Elsevier
Trichuris trichiura is a nematode considered as the whipworm present in humans and
primates. The systematics of the genus Trichuris is complex. Morphological studies of …

Molecular identification of Trichuris vulpis and Trichuris suis isolated from different hosts

C Cutillas, M de Rojas, C Ariza, JM Ubeda… - Parasitology …, 2007 - Springer
Trichuris suis was isolated from the cecum of two different hosts (Sus scrofa domestica—
swine and Sus scrofa scrofa—wild boar) and Trichuris vulpis from dogs in Sevilla, Spain …

How many species of whipworms do we share? Whipworms from man and other primates form two phylogenetic lineages

J Doležalová, M Oborník, E Hajdušková… - Folia Parasitologica, 62 …, 2015 - idus.us.es
The whipworms, ie parasitic nematodes of the genus Trichuris Roederer, 1761, infect a
variety of mammals. Apparently low diversity of primate-infecting species of Trichuris …