Folia Parasitologica, Volume 63, Issue 1 , 01/01/2016

Molecular phylogenetic confirmation of Gnathostoma spinigerum Owen, 1836 (Nematoda: Gnathostomatidae) in Laos and Thailand

Jurairat Jongthawin, Pewpan M. Intapan, Oranuch Sanpool, Penchom Janwan, Lakkhana Sadaow, Tongjit Thanchomnang, Sakhone Laymanivong, Wanchai Maleewong

Abstract

We report the molecular-phylogenetic identification of larvae of the nematode genus Gnathostoma Owen, 1836 collected from a snake, Ptyas koros Schlegel, in Laos and adult worms from the stomach of a dog in Thailand. DNA was extracted and amplified targeting the partial cox1 gene and the ITS-2 region of ribosomal DNA. Phylogenetic analyses indicated that all five advanced third-stage larvae and seven adult worms were Gnathostoma spinigerum Owen, 1836. This is also the first molecular evidence of infection with G. spinigerum in a snake from Laos.

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Article

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Journal

Keywords

Fish-borne helminthosesGenotypingITS-2 rDNAMolecular taxonomyParasitic nematodeSouth-East Asia

ASJC Subject Area

Immunology and Microbiology : Parasitology

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DOI : 10.14411/fp.2016.002
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Jongthawin, J., Intapan, P., Sanpool, O., Janwan, P., Sadaow, L., Thanchomnang, T., Laymanivong, S., ... Maleewong, W. (2016). Molecular phylogenetic confirmation of Gnathostoma spinigerum Owen, 1836 (Nematoda: Gnathostomatidae) in Laos and Thailand. Folia Parasitologica, 63(1) doi:10.14411/fp.2016.002

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