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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-8-26
pubmed:abstractText
Allozyme analysis was carried out on 152 Trichinella isolates from synanthropic and wild animals and from humans; the isolates were collected from 5 continents. The analysis, involving 27 enzymes, revealed the presence of 8 distinct gene pools, termed T1-T8. Four of the genetic groups represent the 4 previously proposed species: Trichinella spiralis sensu stricto (T1), Trichinella nativa (T2), Trichinella nelsoni (T7), and Trichinella pseudospiralis (T4). The other 4, T3, T5, T6, and T8 are distinct from previously described species. The absence of allozymic hybrid patterns among even sympatric groups indicates a lack of gene flow among the groups. Principal component analysis and the unweighted pair group method of analysis were used to assemble allozyme patterns of the 152 isolates into discrete groups and to show their relative relationships. Both analyses indicated the presence of 8 primary clusters that correlated with the gene pools revealed by direct allozyme profile analysis. The absence of evidence of gene flow among the gene pools and the high level of allozymic differentiation between the cluster groups support the concept that the genus Trichinella is composed of several sibling species.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0022-3395
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
78
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
641-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Allozyme analysis of Trichinella isolates from various host species and geographical regions.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Parasitology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't