Genetic divergence between island and continental populations of the parasitic nematode Labiosimplex australis in Australia.
Sequences of the first and second internal transcribed spacers (ITS-1 and ITS-2) of nuclear ribosomal (r) DNA were characterised for Labiosimplex australis, a parasitic nematode of macropodid marsupials from continental Australia and from island populations which have been isolated from mainland Australia for relatively short periods of time (<40,000 years). The results showed that the geographically isolated populations of L. australis on Kangaroo Island and Tasmania were genetically different from each other and from populations on the mainland. There were two unequivocal nucleotide differences sites within the ITS-1 rDNA sequence between the two island populations; however, the ITS-1 sequences of individuals from mainland populations contained one or both of these nucleotides. In contrast, L. australis from each island population had unique nucleotides in ITS-2 sequence that were not detected in any individual from the mainland. Although these results are consistent with the hypothesis that L. australis represents a single species, the genetic divergence in the ITS-2 sequences amongst individuals from different isolated populations suggests that the island populations of L. australis may be in the initial stages of allopatric speciation.
Chilton
Neil B
NB
Department of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, 3030 Victoria, Australia. neil.chilton@usask.ca
Huby-Chilton
Florence
F
Smales
Lesley R
LR
Gasser
Robin B
RB
Beveridge
Ian
I
D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D001483:Base Sequence; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D018509:DNA, Helminth / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005843:Geography; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013320:Strongyloidea / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D018509:DNA, Helminth; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
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