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https://observatorio.fm.usp.br/handle/OPI/2584| Title: | Mitochondrial and nuclear sequence polymorphisms reveal geographic structuring in Amazonian populations of Echinococcus vogeli (Cestoda: Taeniidae) |
| Authors: | SANTOS, Guilherme B.; SOARES, Manoel do C. P.; BRITO, Elisabete M. de F.; RODRIGUES, Andre L.; SIQUEIRA, Nilton G.; GOMES-GOUVEA, Michele S.; ALVES, Max M.; CARNEIRO, Liliane A.; MALHEIROS, Andreza P.; POVOA, Marinete M.; ZAHA, Arnaldo; HAAG, Karen L. |
| Citation: | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY, v.42, n.13-14, p.1115-1118, 2012 |
| Abstract: | To date, nothing is known about the genetic diversity of the Echinococcus neotropical species, Echinococcus vogeli and Echinococcus oligarthrus. Here we used mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence polymorphisms to uncover the genetic structure, transmission and history of E. vogeli in the Brazilian Amazon, based on a sample of 38 isolates obtained from human and wild animal hosts. We confirm that the parasite is partially synanthropic and show that its populations are diverse. Furthermore, significant geographical structuring is found, with western and eastern populations being genetically divergent. |
| Appears in Collections: | Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - FM/Outros |
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