| partial molecular characterization of the mitochondrial genome of baylisascaris columnaris and prevalence of infection in a wild population of striped skunks. | members of the genus baylisascaris utilize omnivores or carnivores as their definitive hosts. the best known member of this genus is baylisascaris procyonis, which is an intestinal parasite of raccoons. the closest relative of b. procyonis is b. columnaris, which utilizes the common skunk as its definitive host. although b. procyonis has been extensively studied, relatively little is known of b. columnaris. for example, the mitochondrial genome of b. procyonis has been sequenced in its entirety. ... | 2017 | 28462088 |