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The mitochondrial genome obtained in this study was 98% identical to that of\n                    <jats:italic>B. procyonis<\/jats:italic>\n                    and grouped most closely to\n                    <jats:italic>B. procyonis<\/jats:italic>\n                    with 100% bootstrap support in a phylogenetic analysis of ascarid nematodes. The mitochondrial genome generated in this study (GenBank accession no. 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