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[Lymnaea cousini , intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica in the Colombian high tropical Andes, and its new haplotypes confirmed with the mitochondrial marker cytochrome oxidase I]. / Lymnaea cousini , huésped de Fasciola hepatica en el trópico alto andino de Colombia, y sus nuevos haplotipos, confirmados con el marcador mitocondrial del gen de la citocromo oxidasa I.
Uribe, Nelson; Becerra, Wlda Margarita; Velásquez, Luz Elena.
Afiliação
  • Uribe N; Línea de Investigación en Epidemiología, Diagnóstico y Control de Enfermedades causadas por Trematodos, GIEM, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Industrial de Santander.
  • Becerra WM; Semillero de Investigación en Enfermedades Parasitarias y Parasitología (SIEPA), Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad de Pamplona, Pamplona, Colombia.
  • Velásquez LE; Unidad de Malacología Médica y Trematodos, , Programa de Estudio y Control de Enfermedades Tropicales (PECET), Universidad de Antioquia.
Biomedica ; 34(4): 598-604, 2014.
Article em Es | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25504249
INTRODUCTION: Fasciolosis is the disease transmitted by vectors with the highest latitudinal, longitudinal, and altitudinal distribution due to the colonizing capacity of the parasite Fasciola hepatica and its intermediate hosts, Lymnaeidae mollusks. These snails are under research due to their epidemiological importance, but their taxonomic identification is difficult given their interspecific phenotypical similarity. For this reason, there is uncertainty regarding Lymnaea cousini -a host of F. hepatica in Colombia- due to the morphological similarity it has with Lymnaea meridensis , recently described for Venezuela. OBJECTIVE: To confirm with the COI marker (ADNmt) the taxonomic status of individuals morphologically identified as L. cousini from Nariño, Norte de Santander, and Santander (Colombia), deposited in the Vector Mollusks Collection VHET No. 37 of Universidad de Antioquia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The amplification of the mitochondrial COI required total DNA extraction of each individual´s foot using the DNeasy Blood and Tissue Kit (Qiagen®). Products amplified were sent for sequencing to Macrogen Inc., Korea. Twenty seven sequences generated in this research were compared to sequences published in the GenBank, including sequences of the type locality of L. cousini . RESULTS: Two new haplotypes of L. cousini were obtained for Colombia. Specimens from Nariño correspond to haplotype A, referenced for Ecuador, and specimens from Santander and Norte de Santander belong to a new haplotype we called haplotype D. CONCLUSION: By using the mitochondrial COI marker, we confirmed that the species under study did correspond to L. cousini . The number of known haplotypes of the species for Colombia has been duplicated and its geographical distribution has been extended to the southwest and northeast of the Colombian high Andean region.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Complexo IV da Cadeia de Transporte de Elétrons / Vetores de Doenças / Fasciola hepatica / Lymnaea Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Colombia Idioma: Es Revista: Biomedica Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Colômbia

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Complexo IV da Cadeia de Transporte de Elétrons / Vetores de Doenças / Fasciola hepatica / Lymnaea Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Colombia Idioma: Es Revista: Biomedica Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Colômbia