Trichuris muris

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Trichuris muris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Enoplea
Order:	Trichocephalida
Family:	Trichuridae
Genus:	Trichuris
Species:	T. muris
Binomial name
Trichuris muris (Schrank, 1788)

Trichuris muris is a nematode parasite of mice. It is very similar to the human roundworm parasite Trichuris trichiura due to its immunological reactivity when crossed,^[1] and so is often used in related studies.^[2]