The occurrence of Toxocara malaysiensis in cats in China, confirmed by sequence-based analyses of ribosomal DNA
Non-isotopic polymerase chain reaction (PCR)- based single-strand conformation polymorphism and sequence analyses of the second internal transcribed spacer (ITS-2) of nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA) were utilized to genetically characterise ascaridoids from dogs and cats from China by comparison w...
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| author | Li, Ming Wei Zhu, Xing Quan Lin, Rui Qing Robin, Gasser B. Abdullah Sani, Rehana Lun, Zhao Rong Dennis, Jacobs E. |
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| description | Non-isotopic polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-
based single-strand conformation polymorphism and sequence
analyses of the second internal transcribed spacer
(ITS-2) of nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA) were utilized to
genetically characterise ascaridoids from dogs and cats from
China by comparison with those from other countries. The
study showed that Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati, and Toxascaris leonina from China were genetically the same as
those from other geographical origins. Specimens from cats
from Guangzhou, China, which were morphologically consistent with Toxocara malaysiensis, were the same
genetically as those from Malaysia, with the exception of a
polymorphism in the ITS-2 but no unequivocal sequence
difference. This is the first report of T. malaysiensis in cats outside ofMalaysia (from where it was originally described), supporting the proposal that this species has a broader geographical distribution. The molecular approach employed provides a powerful tool for elucidating the biology, epidemiology, and zoonotic significance of T. malaysiensis. |
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| spelling | upm-61432015-10-06T00:00:55Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6143/ The occurrence of Toxocara malaysiensis in cats in China, confirmed by sequence-based analyses of ribosomal DNA Li, Ming Wei Zhu, Xing Quan Lin, Rui Qing Robin, Gasser B. Abdullah Sani, Rehana Lun, Zhao Rong Dennis, Jacobs E. Non-isotopic polymerase chain reaction (PCR)- based single-strand conformation polymorphism and sequence analyses of the second internal transcribed spacer (ITS-2) of nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA) were utilized to genetically characterise ascaridoids from dogs and cats from China by comparison with those from other countries. The study showed that Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati, and Toxascaris leonina from China were genetically the same as those from other geographical origins. Specimens from cats from Guangzhou, China, which were morphologically consistent with Toxocara malaysiensis, were the same genetically as those from Malaysia, with the exception of a polymorphism in the ITS-2 but no unequivocal sequence difference. This is the first report of T. malaysiensis in cats outside ofMalaysia (from where it was originally described), supporting the proposal that this species has a broader geographical distribution. The molecular approach employed provides a powerful tool for elucidating the biology, epidemiology, and zoonotic significance of T. malaysiensis. Springer-Verlag 2006-02-25 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6143/1/The%20occurrence%20of%20Toxocara%20malaysiensis%20in%20cats%20in%20China%2C%20confirmed%20by%20sequence-based%20analyses%20of%20ribosomal%20DNA.pdf Li, Ming Wei and Zhu, Xing Quan and Lin, Rui Qing and Robin, Gasser B. and Abdullah Sani, Rehana and Lun, Zhao Rong and Dennis, Jacobs E. (2006) The occurrence of Toxocara malaysiensis in cats in China, confirmed by sequence-based analyses of ribosomal DNA. Parasitology Research, 99 (5). pp. 554-557. ISSN 0932-0113 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-006-0194-z 10.1007/s00436-006-0194-z English |
| spellingShingle | Li, Ming Wei Zhu, Xing Quan Lin, Rui Qing Robin, Gasser B. Abdullah Sani, Rehana Lun, Zhao Rong Dennis, Jacobs E. The occurrence of Toxocara malaysiensis in cats in China, confirmed by sequence-based analyses of ribosomal DNA |
| title | The occurrence of Toxocara malaysiensis in cats in China,
confirmed by sequence-based analyses of ribosomal DNA |
| title_full | The occurrence of Toxocara malaysiensis in cats in China,
confirmed by sequence-based analyses of ribosomal DNA |
| title_fullStr | The occurrence of Toxocara malaysiensis in cats in China,
confirmed by sequence-based analyses of ribosomal DNA |
| title_full_unstemmed | The occurrence of Toxocara malaysiensis in cats in China,
confirmed by sequence-based analyses of ribosomal DNA |
| title_short | The occurrence of Toxocara malaysiensis in cats in China,
confirmed by sequence-based analyses of ribosomal DNA |
| title_sort | occurrence of toxocara malaysiensis in cats in china,
confirmed by sequence-based analyses of ribosomal dna |
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