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Schistosomes in the North: A unique finding from a prosobranch snail using molecular tools
- 1.0334901 - BC 2010 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Aldhoun, J. A. - Faltýnková, Anna - Karvonen, A. - Horák, P.
Schistosomes in the North: A unique finding from a prosobranch snail using molecular tools.
Parasitology International. Roč. 58, č. 3 (2009), s. 314-317. ISSN 1383-5769. E-ISSN 1873-0329
R&D Projects: GA ČR GP524/07/P086; GA MŠMT(CZ) LC06009
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60220518
Keywords : bird schistosomes * Trichobilharzia * Valvata * snails * ITS sequence
Subject RIV: GJ - Animal Vermins ; Diseases, Veterinary Medicine
Impact factor: 1.701, year: 2009
Samples of schistosome cercariae from three different snail species (Lymnaea stagnalis, Radix auricularia and Valvata (Tropidina) macrostoma) collected from lakes in Central Finland were analyzed using molecular techniques. Based on sequences of ITS region of rDNA, the parasite isolates from L. stagnalis and R. auricularia belong to Trichobilharzia szidati and T. franki, respectively. This confirms a wide distribution of these two species in Europe. On the other hand, the isolates from V. macrostoma represent a unique finding — they belong to yet unknown schistosome species falling into the bird schistosome clade. Therefore, identification of natural final hosts and morphological characterization of particular developmental stages need to be performed in the future.
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