McManus D P, Thompson R C, Lymbery A J
Tropical Health Program, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Bromston Terrace, Herston, Brisbane, Queensland 4006, Australia.
Parasitol Today. 1989 Nov;5(11):365-7. doi: 10.1016/0169-4758(89)90114-2.
Echinococcus granulosus is composed of a complex of strains, the status of which has caused controversy and doubt. All have different characteristics which have arisen from animal husbandry practices, resulting in isolation and restriction of gene flow, and/or from the reproductive characteristics of the organisms. Whatever the mechanism for strain variation, Don McManus, Alan Lymbery and Andrew Thompson have no doubts that distinct variants occur in spite of a recent publication that suggests there is only one form of E. granulosus in the UK.
细粒棘球绦虫由一系列菌株组成，其状况引发了争议和质疑。所有菌株都具有因畜牧实践产生的不同特征，导致基因流动的隔离和限制，和/或因生物体的繁殖特征所致。无论菌株变异的机制如何，唐·麦克马纳斯、艾伦·林贝里和安德鲁·汤普森毫不怀疑存在不同的变体，尽管最近有一篇出版物表明在英国只有一种细粒棘球绦虫形式。
