title: Combined mitochondrial 16S and 12S rDNA sequences: an effective genetic marker for inter-species phylogenetic analysis of zoonotic trematodes.
abstract: The present study studied the genetic variation among Schistosoma japonicum isolates from different endemic regions in mainland China and examined the phylogenetic relationships of zoonotic trematodes using the combined mitochondrial 16S and 12S ribosomal DNA sequences. The fragments of 16S and 12S rDNA were amplified from 22 S. japonicum isolates, and sequenced, and the relevant sequences of other nine trematode species belonging to six genera in four families were downloaded from GenBank, and their phylogenetic relationships were re-constructed by unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic averages analyses using the combined 16S and 12S rDNA sequences, with Trichinella spiralis as outgroup. The results showed that the partial sequences of mitochondrial 16S and 12S rDNA of S. japonicum were 757 and 797 bp, respectively, and they were quite conserved among the S. japonicum isolates. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the combined 16S and 12S rDNA sequences were not able to distinguish S. japonicum isolates in mountainous areas from those in lake/marshland areas in mainland China. However, the combined sequences could distinguish different species of zoonotic trematodes. Therefore, the combined mitochondrial 16S and 12S rDNA sequences provide an effective molecular marker for the inter-species phylogenetic analysis and differential identification of zoonotic trematodes.
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: X H
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Mo
authors.forename: Z G
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ai
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Y B
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.forename: R Q
authors.initials: RQ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: X Q
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005819:Genetic Markers / Q000235:genetics*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D012549:Schistosoma japonicum / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D012554:Schistosomiasis japonica / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D005819:Genetic Markers; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; C075526:RNA, ribosomal, 12S
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