Geographic pattern of genetic variation in the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis.
- M. Nakao, N. Xiao, M. Okamoto, T. Yanagida, Y. Sako, A. Ito
- BiologyParasitology international
- 1 December 2009
Molecular phylogeny of the genus Taenia (Cestoda: Taeniidae): proposals for the resurrection of Hydatigera Lamarck, 1816 and the creation of a new genus Versteria.
- M. Nakao, A. Lavikainen, A. Ito
- BiologyInternational Journal of Parasitology
- 1 May 2013
A molecular phylogeny of the genus Echinococcus inferred from complete mitochondrial genomes
- M. Nakao, D. McManus, P. Schantz, P. Craig, A. Ito
- BiologyParasitology
- 1 May 2006
Host-parasite co-evolution comparisons suggest that the ancestral homeland of Echinococcus was North America or Asia, depending on whether the ancestral definitive hosts were canids or felids.
Phylogenetic systematics of the genus Echinococcus (Cestoda: Taeniidae).
- M. Nakao, A. Lavikainen, T. Yanagida, A. Ito
- BiologyInternational Journal of Parasitology
- 1 November 2013
Genetic polymorphisms of Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto in the Middle East.
- T. Yanagida, T. Mohammadzadeh, A. Ito
- BiologyParasitology international
- 1 December 2012
Genetic polymorphisms of Echinococcus tapeworms in China as determined by mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences.
- M. Nakao, Tiao-ying Li, A. Ito
- BiologyInternational Journal of Parasitology
- 1 March 2010
Mitochondrial phylogeny of the genus Echinococcus (Cestoda: Taeniidae) with emphasis on relationships among Echinococcus canadensis genotypes
- M. Nakao, T. Yanagida, A. Ito
- BiologyParasitology
- 4 June 2013
The phylogeny based on mitochondrial genome sequences was completed with E. canadensis G10 genotype (Fennoscandian cervid strain) and highly supports the previous one, with an additional topology showing sister relationships between E. felidis and E. granulosus sensu stricto.
Mitochondrial genetic code in cestodes.
- M. Nakao, Y. Sako, N. Yokoyama, M. Fukunaga, A. Ito
- BiologyMolecular and biochemical parasitology (Print)
- 1 December 2000
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