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Molecular characterization of Echinococcus granulosus in livestock of Al-Madinah (Saudi Arabia)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2020

N.M. AL-Mutairi ,
H.A. Taha Open the ORCID record for H.A. Taha [Opens in a new window]  and
A.H. Nigm Open the ORCID record for A.H. Nigm [Opens in a new window]
N.M. AL-Mutairi
Affiliation:
Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia
H.A. Taha
Affiliation:
Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
A.H. Nigm*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Author for correspondence: A.H. Nigm, E-mail: ahmednigm@sci.asu.edu.eg
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Abstract

Echinococcus granulosus is the causative agent of cystic echinococcosis, which has serious impacts on human and/or animal health, resulting in significant economic losses. Echinococcus granulosus comprises a number of intra-specific variants or strains at the genetic level. In Saudi Arabia, few studies were performed on genetic variations in Echinococcus species. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the phenotypic and genetic characterization of hydatid cysts harboured by sheep and camels in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah. Samples of hydatid cysts were collected from local sheep (n = 25) and camels (n = 8). The morphological criteria of protoscoleces were investigated. To investigate the molecular characterization, random amplified polymorphic DNA polymerase chain reaction (RAPD-PCR), single-stranded conformation polymorphism (SSCP) were carried out. DNA was extracted from individual fertile cysts and subjected to RAPD-PCR analysis (using five arbitrary primers) and PCR amplification of cytochrome c oxidase I (cox1) and 12S ribosomal ribonucleic acid (12S rRNA) genes. The PCR products were subjected to SSCP analysis for genetic discrimination in E. granulosus isolates. In addition, partially sequencing of the mitochondrial DNA cox1 genes was achieved for assessing the phylogenetic positions of collected isolates using some global published sequence data of cox1 genes. The rostellar hooks of camel and local sheep isolates show remarkable variability in their dimensions. Five distinct SSCP patterns were identified in the 12S rRNA gene, showing intraspecific variations in E. granulosus of camels and local sheep. Sequencing of (cox1) genes of both local sheep and camels exhibit high similarity with those of the same gene (E. granulosus sensu stricto) published in NCBI BLAST.

Keywords

Cox1 geneDNA sequencingEchinococcus granulosusRAPD-PCR12S rRNA geneSSCP-PCR
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 94 , 2020 , e157
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