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SUBMITTER: Jones BP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7015907 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jones Ben P BP Norman Billie F BF Borrett Hannah E HE Attwood Stephen W SW Mondal Mohammed M H MMH Walker Anthony J AJ Webster Joanne P JP Rajapakse R P V Jayanthe RPVJ Lawton Scott P SP
Scientific reports 20200212 1
Schistosoma spindale and Schistosoma indicum are ruminant-infecting trematodes of the Schistosoma indicum group that are widespread across Southeast Asia. Though neglected, these parasites can cause major pathology and mortality to livestock leading to significant welfare and socio-economic issues, predominantly amongst poor subsistence farmers and their families. Here we used mitogenomic analysis to determine the relationships between these two sympatric species of schistosome and to characteri ...[more]