Criscione, Charles D, Joel D Anderson, Kyle Raby, Dan Sudimack, Janardan Subedi, Dev R Rai, Ram P Upadhayay, Bharat Jha, Sarah Williams-Blangero, and Timothy J C Anderson. 2007. “Microsatellite Markers for the Human Nematode Parasite Ascaris Lumbricoides: Development and Assessment of Utility.”. The Journal of Parasitology 93 (3): 704-8.
Abstract
We describe 35 microsatellite markers from the human parasitic nematode Ascaris lumbricoides. We found 7 sex-linked markers and demonstrate that 26 autosomal loci can be scored reliably. These markers have high genetic variability and provide the tools to address multiple questions concerning the epidemiology, fine-scale genetic structure, host specificity, and mating systems of this parasite.