Of dogs and hookworms: man's best friend and his parasites as a model for translational biomedical research

C Shepherd, P Wangchuk, A Loukas - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
We present evidence that the dog hookworm (Ancylostoma caninum) is underutilised in the
study of host-parasite interactions, particularly as a proxy for the human-hookworm …

Toward next-generation sequencing of mitochondrial genomes—focus on parasitic worms of animals and biotechnological implications

AR Jex, DTJ Littlewood, RB Gasser - Biotechnology advances, 2010 - Elsevier
Helminths (worms) include parasitic nematodes (roundworms) and platyhelminths
(flatworms). These worms are abundant, and many of them are of agricultural, aquacultural …

An integrated pipeline for next-generation sequencing and annotation of mitochondrial genomes

AR Jex, RS Hall, DTJ Littlewood… - Nucleic acids …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Mitochondrial (mt) genomics represents an understudied but important field of molecular
biology. Increasingly, mt dysfunction is being linked to a range of human diseases, including …

Clear Genetic Distinctiveness between Human- and Pig-Derived Trichuris Based on Analyses of Mitochondrial Datasets

GH Liu, RB Gasser, A Su, P Nejsum… - PLoS Neglected …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The whipworm, Trichuris trichiura, causes trichuriasis in∼ 600 million people worldwide,
mainly in developing countries. Whipworms also infect other animal hosts, including pigs (T …

Mitochondrial Genome Analyses Suggest Multiple Trichuris Species in Humans, Baboons, and Pigs from Different Geographical Regions

MBF Hawash, LO Andersen, RB Gasser… - PLoS Neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background The whipworms Trichuris trichiura and Trichuris suis are two parasitic
nematodes of humans and pigs, respectively. Although whipworms in human and non …

Genetic categorization of Echinococcus granulosus from humans and herbivorous hosts in Iran using an integrated mutation scanning‐phylogenetic approach

M Sharbatkhori, H Mirhendi, AR Jex… - …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
In the present study, we have extended earlier taxonomic, biochemical and experimental
investigations to characterize Echinococcus granulosus from various hosts in Iran utilizing …

Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genomes of two whipworms Trichuris ovis and Trichuris discolor (Nematoda: Trichuridae)

GH Liu, Y Wang, MJ Xu, DH Zhou, YG Ye, JY Li… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2012 - Elsevier
For many years, whipworms (Trichuris spp.) have been described with a relatively narrow
range of both morphological and biometrical features. Moreover, there has been insufficient …

Genome of the giant panda roundworm illuminates its host shift and parasitic adaptation

Y Xie, S Wang, S Wu, S Gao, Q Meng… - Genomics …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Baylisascaris schroederi, a roundworm (ascaridoid) parasite specific to the bamboo-feeding
giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), represents a leading cause of mortality in wild giant …

Complete mitochondrial genomes of Baylisascaris schroederi, Baylisascaris ailuri and Baylisascaris transfuga from giant panda, red panda and polar bear

Y Xie, Z Zhang, C Wang, J Lan, Y Li, Z Chen, Y Fu… - Gene, 2011 - Elsevier
Roundworms of the genus Baylisascaris are the most common parasitic nematodes of the
intestinal tracts of wild mammals, and most of them have significant impacts in veterinary …

Mitochondrial and Nuclear Ribosomal DNA Evidence Supports the Existence of a New Trichuris Species in the Endangered François' Leaf-Monkey

GH Liu, RB Gasser, P Nejsum, Y Wang, Q Chen… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The whipworm of humans, Trichuris trichiura, is responsible for a neglected tropical disease
(NTD) of major importance in tropical and subtropical countries of the world. Whipworms …