Trichuris suis

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Adenophorea
Order: Trichurida
Family: Trichuridae
Genus: Trichuris
Species: T. suis
Binomial name
Trichuris suis

Trichuris suis is a worm used in helminthic therapy.[1]

In the natural host (pig) causes hyperplasia (thickening) of the caecal mucosa, but is otherwise associated with little pathology.

[edit] References

  1. ^ PMID 17206504


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