A comparison of Echinostoma trivolvis and E. caproni using random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis.
The random amplified polymorphic DNA polymerase chain reaction (RAPD-PCR) technique was applied to two closely-related echinostome species, Echinostoma trivolvis and E. caproni, demonstrate interspecific polymorphisms of genomic DNA. Band patterns generated using five individual primers showed that these two echinostomes were genetically distinct, although they share genomic DNA to some extent.
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D018509:DNA, Helminth / Q000235:genetics; D004449:Echinostoma / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique; D013045:Species Specificity
D018509:DNA, Helminth