Publication: Intraspecies variation of Brugia spp. in cat reservoirs using complete ITS sequences
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Issued Date
2009
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9320113
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Scopus
Bibliographic Citation
Parasitology Research. Vol 104, No.6 (2009), p.1465-1469
Suggested Citation
Areekit S., Singhaphan P., Khuchareontaworn S., Kanjanavas P., Sriyaphai T., Pakpitchareon A., Khawsak P., Chansiri K. Intraspecies variation of Brugia spp. in cat reservoirs using complete ITS sequences. Parasitology Research. Vol 104, No.6 (2009), p.1465-1469. doi:10.1007/s00436-009-1352-x Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/6484
Abstract
The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region was used to study the intraspecies variation of Brugia spp. in cat reservoirs. Blood specimens from seven naturally infected cats were collected from two different geographical brugian-endemic areas in Thailand. The DNAPAR tree of these Brugia spp. was constructed using a maximum likelihood approach based on ITS nucleotide sequences and was compared to those of Brugia malayi, Brugia pahangi, and Dirofilaria immitis that were previously reported in GenBank. The phylogenetic trees inferred from ITS1, ITS2, and complete ITS sequences indicated that B. malayi and B. pahangi were separated into two clades, and subgroups were generated within each clade. The data revealed that ITS2 sequences were less informative than ITS1 for studying intraspecies variation of Brugia spp. Our results are primary data for intraspecies variation of B. malayi and B. pahangi in cat reservoirs. The information could be applicable for studying the molecular epidemiology and the dynamic nature of the parasites. © 2009 Springer-Verlag.
Subject(s)
Internal transcribed spacer
Article
Brugia
Cat
Controlled study
Dirofilaria immitis
GenBank
Molecular epidemiology
Nonhuman
Nucleotide sequence
Phylogenetic tree
Priority journal
Animals
Biodiversity
Blood
Brugia malayi
Brugia pahangi
Cat Diseases
Cats
Disease Reservoirs
DNA, Helminth
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
Elephantiasis, Filarial
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Thailand
Brugia
Brugia malayi
Brugia pahangi
Dirofilaria immitis
Article
Brugia
Cat
Controlled study
Dirofilaria immitis
GenBank
Molecular epidemiology
Nonhuman
Nucleotide sequence
Phylogenetic tree
Priority journal
Animals
Biodiversity
Blood
Brugia malayi
Brugia pahangi
Cat Diseases
Cats
Disease Reservoirs
DNA, Helminth
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
Elephantiasis, Filarial
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Thailand
Brugia
Brugia malayi
Brugia pahangi
Dirofilaria immitis