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Enterobiasis classification
Introduction
Overview
There is no known classification for enterobiasis but it may be classified on the basis of the organisms causing it; Enterobius vermicularis and Enterobius gregorri.
Classification
Enterobiasis is caused by the two species of Enterobius (pinworm):
E. vermicularis and E. gregorii have a minor difference in the morphology. E. gregorii is the newly discovered species that carries a smaller spicule (sexual organ).The life cycle, clinical presentation, and treatment of E. gregorii is identical to E. vermicularis.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Nakano T, Okamoto M, Ikeda Y, Hasegawa H (2006). “Mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene and nuclear rDNA regions of Enterobius vermicularis parasitic in captive chimpanzees with special reference to its relationship with pinworms in humans”. Parasitol. Res. 100 (1): 51–7. doi:10.1007/s00436-006-0238-4. PMID 16788831.
- ↑ Hasegawa H, Takao Y, Nakao M, Fukuma T, Tsuruta O, Ide K (1998). “Is Enterobius gregorii Hugot, 1983 (Nematoda: Oxyuridae) a distinct species?”. J. Parasitol. 84 (1): 131–4. PMID 9488350.
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