Simner P J
Division of Medical Microbiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Dec 28;55(1):43-47. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01020-16. Print 2017 Jan.
Parasites of medical importance have long been classified taxonomically by morphological characteristics. However, molecular-based techniques have been increasingly used and relied on to determine evolutionary distances for the basis of rational hierarchal classifications. This has resulted in several different classification schemes for parasites and changes in parasite taxonomy. The purpose of this Minireview is to provide a single reference for diagnostic laboratories that summarizes new and revised clinically relevant parasite taxonomy from January 2012 through December 2015.
长期以来,具有医学重要性的寄生虫一直是根据形态特征进行分类学分类的。然而,基于分子的技术越来越多地被用于并依赖于确定进化距离,以作为合理的层级分类的基础。这导致了几种不同的寄生虫分类方案以及寄生虫分类学的变化。本微型综述的目的是为诊断实验室提供一个单一的参考资料,总结2012年1月至2015年12月新的和修订的临床相关寄生虫分类学。