Pozio E, Bandi C, La Rosa G, Järvis T, Miller I, Kapel C M
Laboratory of Parasitology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Int J Parasitol. 1995 Oct;25(10):1247-50. doi: 10.1016/0020-7519(95)00042-z.
Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis of individual Trichinella muscle larvae, collected from several sylvatic and domestic animals in Estonia, revealed concurrent infection of a racoon dog with Trichinella nativa and Trichinella britovi. This finding provides strong support for their taxonomic ranking as sibling species. These 2 species appear uniformly distributed among sylvatic animals through Estonia, while Trichinella spiralis appears restricted to the domestic habitat.