Background Genetic markers like the nuclear ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, internal
transcribed spacer regions, mitochondrial protein-coding genes, and genomes have been …

Complete small subunit ribosomal RNA gene (ssrDNA) and partial (D1–D3) large subunit
ribosomal RNA gene (lsrDNA) sequences were used to estimate the phylogeny of the …

The larva of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei can parasitize humans, causing a serious parasitic
zoonosis known as sparganosis. Although it is medically important, our knowledge about the …

Abstract Background The genus Diplostomum (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda: Diplostomidae)
is a diverse group of freshwater parasites with complex life-cycles and global distribution …

Diplodiscus japonicus and Diplodiscus mehari (Trematoda: Diplodiscidae) are two important
parasites in wood frogs, which have large infection rates and essential importance of …

Abstract Background The Eucotylidae Cohn, 1904 (Superfamily: Microphalloidea), is a
family of digeneans parasitic in kidneys of birds as adults. The group is characterized by the …

We present the complete mitochondrial genome of Paragonimus ohirai Miyazaki, 1939 and
compare its features with those of previously reported mitochondrial genomes of the …

Digenea Carus, 1863 represent a highly diverse group of parasitic platyhelminths that infect
all major vertebrate groups as definitive hosts. Morphology is the cornerstone of digenean …

The trematode Eurytrema pancreaticum is a parasite of ruminant pancreatic and bile ducts,
and also occasionally infects humans, causing eurytremiasis. In spite of it being a common …

In the present study, we sequenced and analyzed the mitochondrial (mt) genome of
Gastrothylax crumenifer and compared it with other selected trematodes. The full mt genome …