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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-5-11
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
In the present study, PCR-based single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis of the second internal transcribed spacer (ITS-2) of nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA) was applied to the genetic characterisation of Dictyocaulus from red deer from New Zealand and to its differentiation from species of lungworm from cattle and other hosts. Based on SSCP profiles, Dictyocaulus individuals from red deer from different geographical localities in New Zealand could be readily distinguished from those representing other lungworms examined, irrespective of low-level sequence variability in the ITS-2 (0.4-2.6%) detectable among individuals. The ITS-2 of Dictyocaulus from red deer differed in sequence by approximately 7-35% from congeners from other cervid hosts, demonstrating that this parasite is genetically distinct from other species of Dictyocaulus for which ITS-2 sequence data are presently available. The results emphasize the need for a large-scale molecular systematic study of Dictyocaulus specimens from various species of cervid and other ruminant hosts and the usefulness of mutation scanning for taxonomic, epidemiological and population genetic investigations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0890-8508
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
197-203
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
An electrophoretic tool for the genetic characterisation and delineation of lungworms.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne, 250 Princes Highway, Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't