›› 2006, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (2): 15-143.

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Comparative Studies on the Difference Between Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum

WENG Pei-lan1;PENG Wei-dong2   

  1. 1 Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Yichun University, Yichun 336000, China;2 Jiangxi Medical Science Research Institute, Nanchang 330006, China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2006-04-30 Published:2006-04-30

Abstract: There has been continued controversy on the taxonomy of Ascaris lumbricoides Linnaeus, 1758 from humans and Ascaris suum Goeze, 1782 from pigs. This article reviews a range of comparative studies related to host susceptibility, morphology, karyotype, immunology and biochemistry, as well as molecular genetics in recent years.

Key words: Ascaris lumbricoides, Ascaris suum, Comparison