Title
Short report: Genetic variation of Echinococcus canadensis (G7) in Mexico
Date Issued
01 December 2014
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Rodriguez-Prado U.
Jimenez-Gonzalez D.E.
Avila G.
Martinez-Flores W.A.
De La Peña C.M.
Hernandez-Castro R.
Romero-Valdovinos M.
Flisser A.
Martinez-Hernandez F.
Maravilla P.
Martinez-Maya J.J.
Publisher(s)
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Abstract
We evaluated the genetic variation of Echinococcus G7 strain in larval and adult stages using a fragment of the mitochondrial cox1 gen. Viscera of pigs, bovines, and sheep and fecal samples of dogs were inspected for cystic and canine echinococcosis, respectively; only pigs had hydatid cysts. Bayesian inferences grouped the sequences in an E. canadensis G7 cluster, suggesting that, in Mexico, this strain might be mainly present. Additionally, the population genetic and network analysis showed that E. canadensis in Mexico is very diverse and has probably been introduced several times from different sources. Finally, a scarce genetic differentiation between G6 (camel strain) and G7 (pig strain) populations was identified.
Start page
1149
End page
1153
Volume
91
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Medicina tropical
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84918843149
PubMed ID
Source
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
ISSN of the container
00029637
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