Trichinella spiralis
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https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.100934 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4C60879F-9975-FFA6-FCBD-FC4FFCBBF871 |
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Felipe |
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Trichinella spiralis |
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3.1. Trichinella spiralis View in CoL
Trichinella spiralis View in CoL was first described by Richard Owen in 1835 in London, England ( Owen, 1835). Trichinella spiralis View in CoL has a cosmopolitan distribution and is most often associated with farm ecosystems. It readily infects swine and rats, unlike most sylvatic encapsulating species ( Kapel and Gamble, 2000; Malakauskas et al., 2001; Pozio et al., 1992b). It appears that T. spiralis View in CoL originated in Asia, with the European clade separating prior to the domestication of the pig, probably with the separation of the European and Asian clades of wild boar (Thompson et al., 2021). Thus, it has historically relied on a sylvatic cycle, probably involving wild boars (Thompson et al., 2021). Trichinella spiralis View in CoL is considered a freeze-susceptible species, but limited freeze tolerance has been shown in horse tissue, – 18 ◦ C for 4 weeks, and at – 6.6 ◦ C for 106 h in pig tissue ( Hill et al., 2007, 2009).
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