从野生印度大象 (Elephas maximus indicus) 获取的 Pseudodiscus collinsi 的分子鉴定,基于 ITS-2 标准
A Anaswara1, S Arun2, R Geethu1
1Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Wayanad, Kerala 673 576, India.
Helminthologia
|November 28, 2025
概括
两胞,一种巧合性疾病,影响许多动物. 这项研究使用形态学和DNA识别了印度大象中的Pseudodiscus collinsi,证实它是一种独特的物种.
科学领域:
- 兽医寄生虫学 兽医寄生虫学
- 分子遗传学分子遗传学
- 野生动物健康 野生动物健康
背景情况:
- 由Paramphistomoidea flukes引起的两虫病是一种全球重要的寄生虫疾病,影响着不同的宿主.
- 众所周知,该物种*Pseudodiscus collinsi*感染马匹和大象,主要是在结肠中.
- 两菌病的患病率和影响往往被低估,这凸显了需要详细的物种识别和表征的需要.
研究的目的:
- 为了在形态和分子上识别从野生印度大象中恢复的巧合标本.
- 为了建立第一个分子标志物为*Pseudodiscus collinsi*.
- 为了澄清感染大象的P. collinsi的遗传位置.
主要方法:
- 使用乙卡明染色,以口腔袋和丸为重点,对flukes的形态识别.
- 通过聚合酶链反应 (PCR) 放大内部转录间隔器2 (ITS-2) 区域的分子鉴定.
- 使用最大概率 (ML) 方法与基穆拉2参数模型进行遗传学分析.
主要成果:
- 从印度大象身上回收的被形态识别为*Pseudodiscus collinsi*.
- 来自大象的P. collinsi的ITS-2区域成功地被放大和测序.
- 遗传学分析证实,来自大象的P. collinsi是一种独立的物种,与其他两动物分开.
结论:
- 这项研究提供了来自大象的* Pseudodiscus collinsi* 的第一个分子数据.
- 这些发现支持P. collinsi感染大象的独特物种地位.
- 这项研究有助于更好地了解两体多样性和宿主特异性.
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