Abstract
The tapeworm Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidea), originally described from Japan, is reported from a man in North America for the first time. Species identification was based on sequences of ribosomal (partial 18S rRNA) and mitochondrial (partial Cytochrome c Oxidase subunit I) genes of proglottids expelled from a Czech tourist who ate raw Pacific sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) from British Columbia, Canada.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Base Sequence
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British Columbia
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Diphyllobothriasis / diagnosis
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Diphyllobothriasis / parasitology*
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Diphyllobothrium / genetics*
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Diphyllobothrium / isolation & purification*
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Electron Transport Complex IV / genetics*
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Humans
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Male
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phylogeny
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RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics*
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Salmon / parasitology
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Seafood / parasitology
Substances
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RNA, Ribosomal, 18S
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Electron Transport Complex IV
Associated data
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GENBANK/AM748175
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GENBANK/AM778552