Although microRNAs (miRNAs) are among the most intensively studied molecules of the
past 20 years, determining what is and what is not a miRNA has not been straightforward …

Molecular markers for tracing animal sample origins and compositions are critical for
applications such as parasite detection, contamination screening, and sample …

Despite the high diversity of freshwater fishes in the Nearctic region, little is known about the
composition of their parasite communities. We addressed the diversity of viviparous …

The tropical liver fluke Fasciola gigantica affects livestock and humans in many Asian
countries, large parts of Africa, and parts of Europe. Despite the public health and economic …

Co-speciation is a fundamental concept of evolutionary biology and intuitively appealing, yet
in practice hard to demonstrate as it is often blurred by other evolutionary processes. We …

Abstract Background The salmon parasite Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg, 1957 has caused
high mortalities in many Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, populations, mainly in Norway. The …

Abstract Background Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg, 1957 is an OIE (Office International
des Epizooties)-listed parasitic pathogen and had until the current study been reported from …

Graphical abstract During the last 800 million years of evolution animals radiated into a vast
range of diversity of species and disparity of forms and lifestyles. The process involved a …

The wageneri species group of Gyrodactylus contains the following molecularly confirmed
salmonid parasites in Asia: Gyrodactylus taimeni Ergens, 1971, Gyrodactylus magnus …

Abstract Background Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg, 1957 has had a devastating impact on
wild Norwegian stocks of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L., and it is the only Office …