Genetic variability and identification of the intermediate snail hosts of Schistosoma mansoni.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz
; 93 Suppl 1: 103-10, 1998.
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Studies based on shell or reproductive organ morphology and genetic considerations suggest extensive intraspecific variation in Biomphalaria snails. The high variability at the morphological and genetic levels, as well as the small size of some specimens and similarities between species complicate the correct identification of these snails. Here we review our work using methods based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification for analysis of genetic variation and identification of Biomphalaria snails from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Arbitrarily primed-PCR revealed that the genome of B. glabrata exhibits a remarkable degree of intraspecific polymorphism. Low stringency-PCR using primers for 18S rRNA permitted the identification of B. glabrata, B. tenagophila and B. occidentalis. The study of individuals obtained from geographically distinct populations exhibits significant intraspecific DNA polymorphism, however, specimens from the same species, exhibit some species specific LSPs. We also showed that PCR-restriction fragment of length polymorphism of the internal transcribed spacer region of Biomphalaria rDNA, using Ddel permits the differentiation of the three intermediate hosts of Schistosoma mansoni. the molecular biological techniques used in our studies are very useful for the generation of new knowledge concerning the systematics and population genetics of Biomphalaria snails.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Variação Genética
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Biomphalaria
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Esquistossomose mansoni
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
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Brasil
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Paraguay
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Uruguay
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil