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Al-Kharusi A, Elshafie EI, Baqir S, Faraz A, Al-Ansari A, Burger P, Mahgoub O, Al-Kharousi K, Al-Duhli H, Al-Sinani M, Al-Hatali R, Roberts D. Detection of Trypanosoma Infection in Dromedary Camels by Using Different Diagnostic Techniques in Northern Oman. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:1348. [PMID: 35681813 PMCID: PMC9179285 DOI: 10.3390/ani12111348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Camel trypanosomoses is considered a devastating disease with severe health consequences that can be caused by different hemoprotozoan parasites. Camel samples (388) from the five regions in Northern Oman were assessed using a thin blood film. In addition, 95 seropositive samples were analyzed using various primers of mechanically transmitted trypanosomes. Out of the 388 blood smears examined, 0.8% (CI 95%, 2/388) were found to be positive for Trypanosoma sp. using a microscope. The parasitologically positive cases were detected in samples from females. The overall molecular prevalences were as follows: TBR was 78/95, 77% (CI 73.1-89.2%); ITS was 30/95, 31.6% (CI 73.1-89.2%); and T. evansi type A (RoTat 1.2) was 8/95, 8.4% (CI 4.0-16.0%). There were two species of trypanosomes that were observed in the camels.
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- Amal Al-Kharusi
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources, Muscat 100, Oman; (H.A.-D.); (M.A.-S.); (R.A.-H.)
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- Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, College of Agriculture and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 100, Oman; (E.I.E.); (O.M.); (K.A.-K.)
- Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Al Amarat 8076, Sudan
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 100, Oman; (S.B.); (A.A.-A.); (D.R.)
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- Department of Livestock and Poultry Production, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60000, Pakistan;
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 100, Oman; (S.B.); (A.A.-A.); (D.R.)
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- Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology, Department of Interdisciplinary Life Sciences, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, 1160 Vienna, Austria;
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- Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, College of Agriculture and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 100, Oman; (E.I.E.); (O.M.); (K.A.-K.)
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- Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, College of Agriculture and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 100, Oman; (E.I.E.); (O.M.); (K.A.-K.)
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- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources, Muscat 100, Oman; (H.A.-D.); (M.A.-S.); (R.A.-H.)
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- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources, Muscat 100, Oman; (H.A.-D.); (M.A.-S.); (R.A.-H.)
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- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources, Muscat 100, Oman; (H.A.-D.); (M.A.-S.); (R.A.-H.)
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 100, Oman; (S.B.); (A.A.-A.); (D.R.)
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Madani M, Ward L, Vierstraete A, De Boer SH, Moens M. The ribosomal intergenic spacer (IGS) in the potato and tobacco cyst nematodes, Globodera pallida, G. rostochiensis and G. tabacum. Mol Cell Probes 2019; 48:101441. [PMID: 31470078 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2019.101441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Revised: 08/18/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The potato cyst nematodes Globodera pallida and G. rostochiensis (PCN), and tobacco cyst nematode (TCN), G. tabacum, are the most important parasitic nematodes of potato and tobacco worldwide. Ribosomal DNA provides useful molecular data for diagnostics, the study of polymorphisms and for evolutionary research in eukaryotic organisms including nematodes. Here we present data on the structure and organization of a rarely studied part of the intergenic spacer (IGS) region of the PCN and TCN genome of cyst nematodes. This region has shown potential for diagnostic purposes and population studies in other organisms including nematodes. In nematodes, the ribosomal RNA gene cluster comprises three genes: 5.8S, 18S and 28S rRNA, which are separated by spacer regions: the intergenic spacer (IGS), non-transcribed spacer (NTS), externally transcribed spacer (EST) and the internally transcribed spacer (ITS). The intergenic spacer (IGS) region consists of an external transcribed spacer (ETS) and a non-transcribed spacer (NTS) which is located between the 28S of one repeat and the 18S gene of the next repeat within the rRNA genes cluster. In this study, the first flanking portion of the IGS was amplified, cloned and sequenced from PCN and TCN. Primers were then designed to amplify the whole IGS sequence. PCR amplification of IGS from G. tabacum, G. pallida, and G. rostochiensis yielded respectively: a single amplicon of 3 kb, three amplicons sized 2.5, 2.6 and 2.9 kb, and two amplicons sized 2.8 and 2.9 kb. Results showed that Globodera spp. has more than one variant copy of the IGS, with both long and short repetitive DNA elements. An approximately 400 bp long region without any internal repetitive elements, were identified in a position between the two repetitive regions suggesting that there is a 5S gene in the IGS of these species.
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- Mehrdad Madani
- Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 93 Mount Edward Road, Charlottetown Laboratory, Charlottetown, PE, Canada.
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- Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 93 Mount Edward Road, Charlottetown Laboratory, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
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- Biology Department, Gent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat, 35, 9000, Gent, Belgium
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- Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 93 Mount Edward Road, Charlottetown Laboratory, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
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- Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), 9280, Merelbeke, Belgium; Department of Plants and Crops, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, Ghent, Belgium
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Molecular characterization of Moniezia sichuanensis in captive musk deer (Moschus berezovskii). J Helminthol 2017; 92:477-483. [DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x17000621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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AbstractThe musk deer (Moschus berezovskii) is an economically important species from which musk is extracted and used in perfumes and medicines. Cestodes (parasitic flatworms) of the genus Moniezia are important parasites that infect this endangered species and can cause high mortality in young deer. In 1982, Moniezia (S.) sichuanensis sp. nov. was described from a specimen obtained from wild musk deer. The new species was distinct from the other described species of Moniezia by the sawtooth-shaped interproglottidal glands, the thick vagina and the absence of a cirrus spine. In the present study, 12 cestodes collected from musk deer were examined morphologically and confirmed to be M. sichuanensis. Molecular characterization was performed by amplifying and comparing the internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) and 5.8S rRNA gene (ITS1–5.8S) of ribosomal DNA with available sequences from other Moniezia species. The amplified sequences ranged from 761 to 764 bp and similarity ranged from 98.7–100%, compared to 67.8–92.4% with other Moniezia spp. Construction of a phylogenetic tree using the neighbour-joining method indicated that all 12 ITS1–5.8S sequences formed a single clade, confirming M. sichuanensis as a separate species. This study provides novel molecular insight into M. sichuanensis that could prove useful for future diagnosis and control of monieziasis in musk deer.
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Kannan G, Prandovszky E, Steinfeldt CB, Gressitt KL, Yang C, Yolken RH, Severance EG, Jones-Brando L, Pletnikov MV. One minute ultraviolet exposure inhibits Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoite replication and cyst conversion without diminishing host humoral-mediated immune response. Exp Parasitol 2014; 145:110-7. [PMID: 25131777 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2014.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2013] [Revised: 06/20/2014] [Accepted: 08/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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We developed a protocol to inactivate Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) tachyzoites employing 1 min of ultraviolet (UV) exposure. We show that this treatment completely inhibited parasite replication and cyst formation in vitro and in vivo but did not affect the induction of a robust IgG response in mice. We propose that our protocol can be used to study the contribution of the humoral immune response to rodent behavioral alterations following T. gondii infection.
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- Geetha Kannan
- Division of Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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- Stanley Division of Developmental Neurovirology, Johns Hopkins University, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Stanley Division of Developmental Neurovirology, Johns Hopkins University, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Stanley Division of Developmental Neurovirology, Johns Hopkins University, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Division of Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Stanley Division of Developmental Neurovirology, Johns Hopkins University, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Stanley Division of Developmental Neurovirology, Johns Hopkins University, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Stanley Division of Developmental Neurovirology, Johns Hopkins University, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Division of Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins University, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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Characterization of the intergenic spacer rDNAs of two pig nodule worms, Oesophagostomum dentatum and O. quadrispinulatum. ScientificWorldJournal 2014; 2014:147963. [PMID: 25197691 PMCID: PMC4147281 DOI: 10.1155/2014/147963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2014] [Revised: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 07/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The characteristics of the intergenic spacer rDNAs (IGS rDNAs) of Oesophagostomum dentatum and O. quadrispinulatum isolated from pigs in different geographical locations in Mainland China were determined, and the phylogenetic relationships of the two species were reconstructed using the IGS rDNA sequences. The organization of the IGS rDNA sequences was similar to their organization in other eukaryotes. The 28S-18S IGS rDNA sequences of both O. dentatum and O. quadrispinulatum were found to have variable lengths, that is, 759-762 bp and 937-1128 bp, respectively. All of the sequences contained direct repeats and inverted repeats. The length polymorphisms were related to the different numbers and organization of repetitive elements. Different types and numbers of repeats were found between the two pig nodule species, and two IGS structures were found within O. quadrispinulatum. Phylogenetic analysis showed that all O. dentatum isolates were clustered into one clade, but O. quadrispinulatum isolates from different origins were grouped into two distinct clusters. These results suggested independent species and the existence of genotypes or subspecies within pig nodule worms. Different types and numbers of repeats and IGS rDNA structures could serve as potential markers for differentiating these two species of pig nodule worms.
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Cao S, Aboge GO, Terkawi MA, Yu L, Kamyingkird K, Luo Y, Li Y, Goo YK, Yamagishi J, Nishikawa Y, Yokoyama N, Suzuki H, Igarashi I, Maeda R, Inpankaew T, Jittapalapong S, Xuan X. Molecular detection and identification of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in cattle in northern Thailand. Parasitol Res 2012; 111:1259-66. [PMID: 22645033 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-012-2960-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2012] [Accepted: 05/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Although Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina infections cause economic losses in the cattle industry in northern Thailand, there is inadequate information on Babesia isolates present in the area. Therefore, to determine the prevalence and genetic relationship between Babesia isolates, we screened 200 blood samples of cattle from Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, and Lumpang provinces of northern Thailand. A nested polymerase chain reaction using primers targeting B. bovis spherical body protein 2 (BboSBP2) and B. bigemina rhoptry-associated protein 1a (BbiRAP-1a) genes revealed a prevalence of 12 and 21 % for B. bovis and B. bigemina, respectively, while that of mixed infections was 6.5 % samples. The prevalences of B. bovis in Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, and Lumpang were 9.5, 3.7, and 25.5 %, respectively. For B. bigemina, the prevalences were 15.8, 12.9, and 39.2 % in Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, and Lumpang, respectively. Mixed infections with B. bovis and B. bigemina were 6.3 % in Chiang Rai, 1.9 % in Chiang Mai, and 13.7 % in Lumpang. The identical sequences of either BboSBP2 gene or BbiRAP-1a gene were shared among the Babesia isolates in the three provinces of northern Thailand. Further analysis using the internal transcribed spacer gene revealed at least four genotypes for B. bovis and five genotypes for B. bigemina in northern Thailand, while the sequences present great genetic diversities in the different isolates. Overall, we have demonstrated a high prevalence and polymorphism of Babesia parasites in northern Thailand calling for the need to design effective control programs for bovine babesiosis.
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- Shinuo Cao
- National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido, 080-8555, Japan
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Ferreira IMR, Vidal JE, de Mattos CDCB, de Mattos LC, Qu D, Su C, Pereira-Chioccola VL. Toxoplasma gondii isolates: Multilocus RFLP–PCR genotyping from human patients in Sao Paulo State, Brazil identified distinct genotypes. Exp Parasitol 2011; 129:190-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2011.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2011] [Revised: 06/08/2011] [Accepted: 06/14/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Salim B, Bakheit MA, Kamau J, Nakamura I, Sugimoto C. Molecular epidemiology of camel trypanosomiasis based on ITS1 rDNA and RoTat 1.2 VSG gene in the Sudan. Parasit Vectors 2011; 4:31. [PMID: 21375725 PMCID: PMC3060148 DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-4-31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2011] [Accepted: 03/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Internal transcribed spacer one (ITS1) of the ribosomal DNA is known to be a suitable target for PCR-based detection of trypanosomes. The analysis of this region provides a multi-species-specific diagnosis by a single PCR. Using ITS1 primer-based PCR, a cross sectional study was carried out in the period from September to November 2009 on samples collected from 687 camels from geographically distinct zones in the Sudan to detect all possible African trypanosomes, which can infect camels. Results The results showed that all PCR-positive camels were infected with a single parasite species; Trypanosoma evansi. The highest prevalence, 57.1% (117/205), was observed in the Butana plains of mid-Eastern Sudan and the lowest, 6.0% (4/67), was in the Umshadeeda eastern part of White Nile State. In another experiment, the RoTat 1.2 gene encoding the variable surface glycoprotein (VSG) of T. evansi was analyzed for its presence or absence by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using T. evansi species-specific primers. The study showed that the RoTat 1.2 VSG gene was absent in thirteen out of thirty T. evansi-positive samples. Conclusions It is concluded that camel trypanosomiasis in Sudan is apparently caused by a single parasite species T. evansi and there were no other typanosomes species detected. In addition, the disease is highly prevalent in the country, which strengthens the need to change control policies and institute measures that help prevent the spread of the parasite. To our knowledge, this is the first molecular diagnosis report, which gives a picture of camel trypanosomiasis covering large geographical areas in Sudan.
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- Bashir Salim
- Department of Collaboration and Education, Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0020, Japan.
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Rapid discrimination and quantification of Theileria orientalis types using ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacers. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2010; 11:407-14. [PMID: 21145431 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2010.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2010] [Accepted: 11/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We report the population structure analysis of Theileria orientalis types (Ikeda, Buffeli and Chitose), the causative agent of theileriosis in cattle and its cohorts, using ITS1 and ITS2 spacers by fragment genotyping. We utilized primers flanking the two ribosomal RNA internal transcribed spacers (ITS1 and ITS2). Due to varying degrees of sequence polymorphism in the ITS regions found within and between species, we exploited the insertions and or deletions in these regions which resulted in different fragment sizes. On the basis of fragment size polymorphism, we could discriminate the three commonly found types of T. orientalis. ITS1 was capable of discriminating all three types (Ikeda-251 bp, Chitose-274 bp and Buffeli-269 bp) in one single reaction by fragment genotyping. In contrast, using ITS2, Ikeda (133-bp) a more pathogenic type was distinguishable from Buffeli/Chitose (139-bp). When compared with previous PCR detection method using, ITS1 and ITS2 genotyping was found to be more sensitive method with high specificity in population analysis and can be deployed in molecular epidemiology studies.
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Boughattas S, Ben-Abdallah R, Siala E, Souissi O, Aoun K, Bouratbine A. Direct genotypic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii strains associated with congenital toxoplasmosis in Tunisia (North Africa). Am J Trop Med Hyg 2010; 82:1041-6. [PMID: 20519598 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Here, we determined the Toxoplasma gondii genotype in amniotic fluid, placenta, and cerebrospinal fluid samples from 14 congenital toxoplasmosis cases in Tunisia, North Africa. Direct genotypic characterization of T. gondii strains was performed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of six genetic markers (3'SAG2, 5' SAG2, SAG3, BTUB, GRA6, and APICO) and thereafter, was analyzed by restriction fragment-length polymorphism (RFLP). Samples were sequenced to resolve strain type whenever there were unclear enzyme digestion results. Multilocus analysis revealed that only one specimen harbored the type I allele in all studied loci, whereas the 13 others gave mixed genotype results with different alleles at different markers. Seven specimens produced RFLP profile of the recombinant strains I/III, and three produced a profile of I/II recombinant strains. The last three specimens produced complex digestion patterns. In these cases, sequence analysis revealed double peaks at known polymorphic sites, indicating the presence of multiple alleles.
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- Sonia Boughattas
- Laboratoire de Recherche 05SP03, Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
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Pereira-Chioccola VL, Vidal JE, Su C. Toxoplasma gondii infection and cerebral toxoplasmosis in HIV-infected patients. Future Microbiol 2009; 4:1363-79. [DOI: 10.2217/fmb.09.89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Cerebral toxoplasmosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among HIV-infected patients, particularly from developing countries. This article summarizes current literature on cerebral toxoplasmosis. It focuses on: Toxoplasma gondii genetic diversity and its possible relationship with disease presentation; host responses to the parasite antigens; host immunosupression in HIV and cerebral toxoplasmosis as well as different diagnostic methods; clinical and radiological features; treatment; and the direction that studies on cerebral toxoplasmosis will likely take in the future.
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- Vera Lucia Pereira-Chioccola
- Laboratório de Parasitologia, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Av. Dr Arnaldo, 351, 8 andar, CEP 01246-902, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Neurologia, Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas, Av. Dr Arnaldo, 165 CEP 05411-000, Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilandServiço de Extensão ao atendimento de Pacientes HIV/AIDS, Divisão de Moléstias Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Rua Frei Caneca 557, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology F409, Walters Life Sciences Building, The University of Tennessee, 1414 W. Cumberland Ave., Knoxville, TN 37996-0845, USA
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Sabaj V, Galindo M, Silva D, Sandoval L, Rodríguez JC. Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii surface antigen 2 gene (SAG2). Relevance of genotype I in clinical toxoplasmosis. Mol Biol Rep 2009; 37:2927-33. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-009-9854-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2009] [Accepted: 09/28/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Mukha DV, Kagramanova AS, Lazebnaya IV, Lazebnyi OE, Vargo EL, Schal C. Intraspecific variation and population structure of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica, revealed with RFLP analysis of the non-transcribed spacer region of ribosomal DNA. MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY 2007; 21:132-40. [PMID: 17550432 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2007.00670.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Little information is available on genetic variation within and between populations of pest cockroaches. In this study, intraspecific HindIII polymorphism was investigated in the German cockroach, Blattella germanica (Linnaeus) (Dictyoptera, Blattaria: Blattellidae), using restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP) of the non-transcribed spacer (NTS) region of ribosomal DNA (rDNA). Individual male insects were collected from infestations at three different pig farms. Each population was characterized by HindIII restriction fragment frequencies and haplotype (a particular X-chromosome pattern) frequencies. The inheritance of the X-chromosome HindIII rDNA patterns over 12 generations (3 years) follows Mendelian patterns, and the stability of this polymorphic marker indicates infrequent genetic recombination of variable sites. Although pairwise genetic distance measures were uncorrelated with geographical distance, the pattern of genetic differentiation of the three cockroach populations suggests that human-mediated transport of cockroaches is an important force in shaping the population genetic structure of cockroach infestations, at least at the regional scale of 10-100 km. Sequence variation in the ribosomal NTS is a useful marker, and RFLP of rDNA is a simple, robust and reproducible technique for differentiating recently diverged cockroach populations.
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- D V Mukha
- Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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Aktas M, Bendele KG, Altay K, Dumanli N, Tsuji M, Holman PJ. Sequence polymorphism in the ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacers differs among Theileria species. Vet Parasitol 2007; 147:221-30. [PMID: 17513053 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2006] [Revised: 04/06/2007] [Accepted: 04/09/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The genomic region spanning the two ribosomal RNA internal transcribed spacers (ITS1 and ITS2) and the 5.8S rRNA gene was cloned and sequenced from sixteen Theileria isolates. Each Theileria species possessed ITS1 and ITS2 of unique size(s) and species specific nucleotide sequences. Varying degrees of ITS1 and ITS2 intra- and inter-species sequence polymorphism were found among ruminant Theileria species. The spacers were most polymorphic in the agent of tropical theileriosis, Theileria annulata, and were more conserved in two benign species, Theileria buffeli and Theileria sergenti Chitose. Phylogenetic analysis of the rDNA ITS1-5.8S rRNA gene-ITS2 region clearly separated each taxon, placing them in three clusters. One held T. annulata, Theileria parva, and Theileria mutans, with the latter two most closely related. The second held T. sergenti Ikeda, T. sergenti Chitose, and T. buffeli, with the latter two most closely related. The third cluster held the Theileria ovis isolates.
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- Münir Aktas
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat, 23119 Elazig, Turkey
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Fazaeli A, Ebrahimzadeh A. A new perspective on and re-assessment of SAG2 locus as the tool for genetic analysis of Toxoplasma gondii isolates. Parasitol Res 2007; 101:99-104. [PMID: 17297630 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-006-0449-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2006] [Accepted: 12/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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SAG2 locus, the coding gene of the P22 protein, has been widely used for the molecular epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii and characterization of the parasite isolates with two separate polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) processes. To re-assess the resolution power and suitability of this genetic marker for molecular characterization of the parasite isolates, a number of 27 Toxoplasma strains from different zymodeme patterns were used in the present study. Both codon and non-codon regions of the SAG2 locus of all 27 strains were amplified and subjected to sequencing and nucleotide alignment. Nucleotide variations clustered the three major genotypes (I, II and III). Some minor genotypes, unidentifiable by SAG2-RFLP, could be identified by sequence comparison. However, there were other genotypes that could not be differentiated from the major types due to having identical sequences. This suggests that a remarkable number of field isolates representing several minor types will be miss-clustered with the major types by using the traditional SAG2-PCR-RFLP method. It was concluded that this technique seems not to be suitable for Toxoplasma population study. Thus, the utilization of more variable markers and other discriminatory methods are also recommended.
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- A Fazaeli
- Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Medical School, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Mashahir Square, Zahedan 98165, Iran.
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Switaj K, Master A, Borkowski PK, Skrzypczak M, Wojciechowicz J, Zaborowski P. Association of ocular toxoplasmosis with type I Toxoplasma gondii strains: direct genotyping from peripheral blood samples. J Clin Microbiol 2006; 44:4262-4. [PMID: 17005742 PMCID: PMC1698313 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01786-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Toxoplasma gondii strains were genotyped directly from blood samples of patients with ocular toxoplasmosis. Analysis of nontranscribed spacer 2 revealed that all detected strains belonged to type I, suggesting an association of ocular toxoplasmosis with this type. The method shows the usefulness of blood samples for genotyping in ocular toxoplasmosis.
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- Karolina Switaj
- Department of Zoonotic and Tropical Diseases, Institute of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, ul. Wolska 37, Warsaw, Poland.
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Lin A, Shin EH, Kim TY, Park JH, Guk SM, Chai JY. Genetic characteristics of the Korean isolate KI-1 of Toxoplasma gondii. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY 2005; 43:27-32. [PMID: 15793356 PMCID: PMC2712006 DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2005.43.1.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites were isolated from an ocular patient in the Republic of Korea and maintained in the laboratory (designated KI-1). In the present study, its genotype was determined by analyzing dense granule antigen 6 (GRA6) gene and surface antigen 2 (SAG2) gene as typing markers. Digestion of the amplification products of GRA6 and of the 5o and 3o ends of SAG2, respectively, with Mse I, Sau3A I, and Hha I, revealed that KI-1 is included in the genotype I, which includes the worldwide virulent RH strain. In addition, when the whole sequences of the coding regions of SAG1, rhoptry antigen 1 (ROP1), and GRA8 genes of KI-1 were compared with those of RH, minor nucleotide polymorphisms and amino acid substitutions were identified. These results show that KI-1 is a new geographical strain of T. gondii that can be included in the genotype I.
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- Aifen Lin
- Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Institute of Endemic Diseases, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul 110-799, Korea
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Mishra NK. Intragenomic variation in ribosomal RNA gene of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus. Mol Biol Rep 2005; 32:61-5. [PMID: 15865212 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-004-1402-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The first series of studies on the rDNA satellite of the sea urchin, Lytechinus variegatus, based on saturation hybridization of rRNA-rDNA and renaturation kinetics, showed that repeat length of rRNA gene was of about 8 kb in which there was no provision for NTS. The EM denaturation mapping, however, revealed (1) that the gene was 75% larger (longer) than 8 kb, within which there was a NTS whose length varied in repeating units, (3) and there was a region of high GC almost in the middle of the transcribed part. The suggestion of length and sequential heterogeneity in the gene copies coming from the first denaturation mapping prompted further studies with techniques so that the conclusions of the previous results could be stated with finality. The results that emanated from further studies established that the rDNA repeat length of L. variegatus was of about 12 kb and that the NTS ranged from 3.8 to 6.4 kb. Earlier demonstration of a moderately high-GC segment within the transcribed part was also confirmed by sequence analysis. However, the stipulations on the NTS regarding sequential and length heterogeneity, still awaits elucidation by sequence analysis.
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Switaj K, Master A, Skrzypczak M, Zaborowski P. Recent trends in molecular diagnostics for Toxoplasma gondii infections. Clin Microbiol Infect 2005; 11:170-6. [PMID: 15715713 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.01073.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Toxoplasmosis is an important parasitic infection of man and animals. It is well-known that the progression and severity of disease depend on the immunological status of the host, but recent studies suggest that the genetics of the parasite can also play a role. Diagnosis based on clinical appearance and serology is not always easy. However, molecular methods do not depend on an immune response, and allow direct detection of the parasite in biological samples. Thus they can be used to establish a diagnosis when serological tests are not definitive. Multicopy sequences specific for Toxoplasma gondii, e.g., the B1 gene or the 529-bp sequence, are especially useful in molecular tests. Real-time PCR is very sensitive and is a promising technique that is capable of providing a quantitative result. Molecular methods are also used for genotypic characterisation of T. gondii isolates. Analysis of polymorphic sequences determines the precise strain. The choice of sequence is critical when undertaking studies on the correlation between clinical signs and symptoms of disease and the T. gondii genotype. Further studies involving direct genotyping of T. gondii from clinical samples are needed.
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- K Switaj
- Department of Zoonotic and Tropical Diseases, Institute of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Ul. Wolska 37, 01-201Warszawa, Poland.
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Tinti M, Possenti A, Cherchi S, Barca S, Spano F. Analysis of the SAG5 locus reveals a distinct genomic organisation in virulent and avirulent strains of Toxoplasma gondii. Int J Parasitol 2003; 33:1605-16. [PMID: 14636676 DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7519(03)00265-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We have recently characterised, in the virulent strain RH of Toxoplasma gondii, three glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored surface antigens related to SAG1 (p30) and encoded by highly homologous, tandemly arrayed genes named SAG5A, SAG5B and SAG5C. In the present study, we compared the genomic organisation of the SAG5 locus in strains belonging to the three major genotypes of T. gondii. Southern blot analysis using a SAG5-specific probe produced two related but distinct hybridisation patterns, one exclusive of genotype I virulent strains, the other shared by avirulent strains of either genotype II or genotype III. To understand the molecular bases of this intergenotypic heterogeneity, we cloned and sequenced the SAG5 locus in the genotype II strain Me49. We found that in this isolate the SAG5B gene is missing, with SAG5A and SAG5C laying contiguously. This genomic arrangement explains the hybridisation profiles observed for all the avirulent strains examined and indicates that the presence of SAG5B is a distinctive trait of genotype I. Furthermore, we identified two novel SAG1-related genes, SAG5D and SAG5E, mapping respectively 1.8 and 4.0 kb upstream of SAG5A. SAG5D is transcribed in tachyzoites and encodes a polypeptide of 362 amino acids sharing 50% identity with SAG5A-C, whereas SAG5E is a transcribed pseudogene. We also evaluated polymorphisms at the SAG5 locus by comparing the coding regions of SAG5A-E from strains representative of the three archetypal genotypes. In agreement with the strict allelic dimorphism of T. gondii, we identified two alleles for SAG5D, whereas SAG5A, SAG5C and SAG5E were found to be three distinct nucleotide variants. The higher intergenotypic polymorphism of SAG5A, SAG5C and SAG5E suggests that these genes underwent a more rapid genetic drift than the other members of the SAG1 family. Finally, we developed a new PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism method based on the SAG5C gene that is able to discriminate between strains of genotype I, II and III by a single endonuclease digestion.
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- Michele Tinti
- Laboratorio di Parassitologia, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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Chai JY, Lin A, Shin EH, Oh MD, Han ET, Nan HW, Lee SH. Laboratory passage and characterization of an isolate of Toxoplasma gondii from an ocular patient in Korea. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY 2003; 41:147-54. [PMID: 12972728 PMCID: PMC2717499 DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2003.41.3.147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2003] [Accepted: 06/27/2003] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites were isolated from the blood of an ocular patient, and have been successfully passaged in the laboratory, for over a year, by peritoneal inoculation in mice. The isolated parasite was designated the Korean Isolate-1 (KI-1) and its characteristics were compared with those of the RH strain, a wellknown virulent strain originating from a child who suffered from encephalitis. The morphology, pathogenicity, infectivity and cell culture characteristics of the KI-1 were similar to those of the RH strain. Both RH and KI-1 antigens were detected by an anti-T. gondii monoclonal antibody (mAb), Tg563, against the major surface protein SAG1 (30 kDa), whereas no reaction was observed against an anti-Neospora caninum mAb, 12B4. The KI-1 was confirmed as an isolate of T. gondii. A long-term laboratory maintenance and characterization of a local T. gondii isolate is reported for the first time in the Republic of Korea.
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- Jong-Yil Chai
- Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, and Institute of Endemic Diseases, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
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Bártová E, Sedlák K, Literák I. LOW VIRULENCE OF OOCYSTS OF CZECH TOXOPLASMA GONDII ISOLATES ON THE BASIS OF BIOLOGICAL AND GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS. J Parasitol 2003; 89:777-81. [PMID: 14533690 DOI: 10.1645/ge-81r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The virulence of the oocysts of 7 Czech Toxoplasma gondii isolates was tested. The oocysts were obtained by experimental infection of cats with the tissue cysts of T. gondii isolates from dogs, cats, and rabbits. The cats shed the oocysts in feces, with prepatent periods of 3-5 days postinfection (PI); the patent period was 7-18 days. The number of oocysts shed varied between 0.94 million and 47 million, with 0.66 million-39 million oocysts found in the daily samples of excrement. The cats ceased oocyst production at 11-22 days PI. Sporulated oocysts were used to prepare infective doses of 1 to 10(5) oocysts for oral infection of 10 mice. Deoxyribonucleic acid isolated from 4 T. gondii isolates was used in polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) for amplification of the ROP1 gene and restriction of the product of amplification by restriction endonuclease DdeI. On the basis of their biological characteristics, all 7 isolates belonged to the group of "avirulent" strains. In the PCR-RFLP tests, 2 isolates, K9 and K19, showed an "avirulent" strain pattern.
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- E Bártová
- Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackého 1-3, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic.
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Grigg ME, Bonnefoy S, Hehl AB, Suzuki Y, Boothroyd JC. Success and virulence in Toxoplasma as the result of sexual recombination between two distinct ancestries. Science 2001; 294:161-5. [PMID: 11588262 DOI: 10.1126/science.1061888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Toxoplasma gondii is a common human pathogen causing serious, even fatal, disease in the developing fetus and in immunocompromised patients. Despite its ability to reproduce sexually and its broad geographic and host range, Toxoplasma has a clonal population structure comprised principally of three lines. We have analyzed 15 polymorphic loci in the archetypal type I, II, and III strains and found that polymorphism was limited to, at most, two rather than three allelic classes and no polymorphism was detected between alleles in strains of a given type. Multilocus analysis of 10 nonarchetypal isolates likewise clustered the vast majority of alleles into the same two distinct ancestries. These data strongly suggest that the currently predominant genotypes exist as a pandemic outbreak from a genetic mixing of two discrete ancestral lines. To determine if such mixing could lead to the extreme virulence observed for some strains, we examined the F(1) progeny of a cross between a type II and III strain, both of which are relatively avirulent in mice. Among the progeny were recombinants that were at least 3 logs more virulent than either parent. Thus, sexual recombination, by combining polymorphisms in two distinct and competing clonal lines, can be a powerful force driving the natural evolution of virulence in this highly successful pathogen.
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- M E Grigg
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5124, USA
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