Identification of anisakid nematodes with zoonotic potential from Europe and China by single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis of nuclear ribosomal DNA.
Using genetic markers defined previously in the second internal transcribed spacer (ITS-2) of nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA), isotopic, and non-isotopic polymerase-chain-reaction-coupled single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) were utilized to identify each of three anisakid species [Anisakis simplex (s.l.), Contracaecum osculatum (s.l.), and Hysterothylacium aduncum] from different host species and geographical locations in Poland and Sweden. While subtle microheterogeneity was observed within each of Anisakis simplex (s.l.) and H. aduncum, distinct SSCP profiles were displayed for each of the three species, allowing identification and differentiation of the three taxa. Subsequent sequencing of the ITS-1 and ITS-2 rDNA revealed that A. simplex (s.l.) represented Anisakis simplex s.s. and Contracaecum osculatum (s.l.) represented C. osculatum C. Application of the non-isotopic SSCP assay of ITS-2 to larval anisakid samples from different hosts and geographical locations in China revealed three distinct SSCP profiles, one of which was consistent with that of A. simplex (s.l.), and the other two had different SSCP profiles from that of C. osculatum C and H. aduncum. Sequencing of the ITS-1 and ITS-2 rDNA for representative Chinese anisakid samples examined revealed three anisakid species in China, i.e., Anisakis typica, Anisakis pegreffii, and Hysterothylacium sp. These molecular tools will be useful for identification and investigation of the ecology of anisakid nematodes in China and elsewhere.
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College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, 483 Wushan Street, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510642, People's Republic of China. xingquanzh@scau.edu.cn
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D000818:Animals; D017129:Anisakiasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017163:Anisakis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D002681:China; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D005060:Europe; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005399:Fishes / Q000145:classification / Q000469:parasitology*; D005819:Genetic Markers / Q000235:genetics; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D018807:Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000469:parasitology*
D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D005819:Genetic Markers
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