| molecular analyses reveal two geographic and genetic lineages for tapeworms, taenia solium and taenia saginata, from ecuador using mitochondrial dna. | tapeworms taenia solium and taenia saginata are the causative agents of taeniasis/cysticercosis. these are diseases with high medical and veterinary importance due to their impact on public health and rural economy in tropical countries. the re-emergence of t. solium as a result of human migration, the economic burden affecting livestock industry, and the large variability of symptoms in several human cysticercosis, encourage studies on genetic diversity, and the identification of these parasite ... | 2016 | 27769720 |