Trichinella papuae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Enoplea |
Order: | Trichocephalida |
Family: | Trichinellidae |
Genus: | Trichinella |
Species: | T. papuae
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Binomial name | |
Trichinella papuae Pozio et al., 1999
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Trichinella papuae is a nematode parasite responsible for a zoonotic disease called trichinellosis, predominantly in Thailand.[1][2] Currently, eight species of Trichinella are known.[3]
T. papuae is a nonencapsulated species, found in domestic and sylvatic swine of Papua New Guinea. This species differs by its larvae lacking a nurse cell in host muscle, and total length being one-third greater than T. pseudospiralis. Adults do not cross with adults from other species, and are unable to infect birds.[1]
This species is known for surviving in carcasses of dead pigs.[4]
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