Haplorchis pumilio and H. taichui in Vietnam discriminated using ITS-2 DNA sequence data from adults and larvae |
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Authors: | Kim Van Van Anders Dalsgaard Thanh Hoa Le |
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Affiliation: | a Hanoi Agricultural University, Trau Qui, Gia Lam, Hanoi, Viet Nam b Faculty of Life Science, University of Copenhagen, Bülowsvej 17, 1870Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark c James Cook University, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia d Institute for Biotechnology, 18. Hoang Quoc Viet Rd,, Hanoi, Viet Nam |
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Abstract: | Samples of Haplorchis taichui and Haplorchis pumilio of different life-stages (cercariae, metacercariae and adults) and from different host species (snail, fish, dog, cat and human) were collected in Nghe An and Nam Dinh Provinces in Vietnam. Samples from Thailand were available for comparison. All adults and metacercariae were initially identified using morphological criteria. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays were developed for discriminating between the species. The complete sequence for the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer-2 (ITS-2) was obtained from one adult and one metacercaria of H. taichui and three adults and three metacercariae of H. pumilio from Vietnam. Sequences from cercariae from three different snails clustered with those of H. pumilio. Intra-individual variation in the ITS-2 region was detected by sequencing of cloned PCR products. These are the first sequences from Vietnamese Haplorchis spp. to be reported and demonstrate that H. taichui and H. pumilio can be identified unambiguously from any life-stage, including the cercarial stage that is difficult to identify using morphology. Discrepancies in the literature are discussed and examples of apparent misidentification highlighted. The data provide a resource to assist in taxonomic studies on heterophyids, in the design of probes for diagnosis and for field surveys to identify infection in snails. |
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Keywords: | Food-borne trematode Haplorchiasis Haplorchis taichui Haplorchis pumilio Internal transcribed spacer-2 (ITS-2) Phylogeny |
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