• Title of article

    Molecular characterization of a new microvariant of the G3 genotype for Echinococcus granulosus in water buffalo in Iran

  • Author/Authors

    Babazadeh، Marzie نويسنده Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran , , Sharifiyazdi، Hassan نويسنده Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran , , Moazeni، Mohammad نويسنده Department of Surgery, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, , , Gorjipour، Sedigheh نويسنده Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran , , Heidari، Mahdi نويسنده Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine; Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran ,

  • Issue Information
    فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2015
  • Pages
    5
  • From page
    83
  • To page
    87
  • Abstract
    In this study, molecular characterization of Echinococcus granulosus sample obtained from water buffalo originating from southwest of Iran was performed using comparative sequence analysis of cox1 mitochondrial gene. DNA was extracted from protoscoleces removed from hydatid cyst from the liver of a 2-year-old male buffalo slaughtered in Khuzestan province. Molecular and phylogenetic analyses were conducted based on cox1 mitochondrial gene. We found the presence of a new microvariant of G3 genotype for E. granulosus in Iran which is genetically differentiated from reference G3 sequence (M84663). The difference was a transition mutation of adenine to guanine in position 214 (A214G) resulting in a substitution of the threonine (ACT) by alanine (GCT). These findings extend the knowledge of heterogeneity and distribution of G3 genotype for E. granulosus in world. ©
  • Journal title
    Veterinary Research Forum
  • Serial Year
    2015
  • Journal title
    Veterinary Research Forum
  • Record number

    2002362