Morphological and ITS2 Molecular Characterization of Ribeiroia Cercariae (Digenea: Psilostomidae) from Biomphalaria spp. (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Northern Argentina

Species of Ribeiroia use planorbid snails as intermediate host. Since there is little information about these digenean parasites in South America, we aimed to assess whether Ribeiroia cercariae from 3 north Argentina locations belonged to the same species and differed from Ribeiroia cercariae descri...

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spelling paper:paper_00223395_v101_n5_p549_Davies2023-06-08T14:49:52Z Morphological and ITS2 Molecular Characterization of Ribeiroia Cercariae (Digenea: Psilostomidae) from Biomphalaria spp. (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Northern Argentina internal transcribed spacer 2 helminth DNA ribosomal spacer DNA ribosome RNA common ancestry database divergence flatworm genetic analysis genetic marker host range molecular ecology morphology snail Argentina Article Biomphalaria Biomphalaria occidentalis Biomphalaria orbignyi Biomphalaria tenagophila body height cercaria chemical structure controlled study intermediate host larval stage morphological trait nonhuman Ribeiroia cercariae Ribeiroia marini Ribeiroia ondatrae analysis of variance anatomy and histology animal Biomphalaria cercaria chemistry classification discriminant analysis disease carrier Echinostomatidae genetics isolation and purification nucleotide sequence parasitology phylogeny principal component analysis Argentina Biomphalaria Biomphalaria occidentalis Biomphalaria tenagophila Cercaria lileta Gastropoda Planorbidae Ribeiroia Ribeiroia marini Ribeiroia ondatrae Analysis of Variance Animals Argentina Base Sequence Biomphalaria Cercaria Discriminant Analysis Disease Vectors DNA, Helminth DNA, Ribosomal Spacer Echinostomatidae Phylogeny Principal Component Analysis RNA, Ribosomal Species of Ribeiroia use planorbid snails as intermediate host. Since there is little information about these digenean parasites in South America, we aimed to assess whether Ribeiroia cercariae from 3 north Argentina locations belonged to the same species and differed from Ribeiroia cercariae described elsewhere. Specimens were obtained from Biomphalaria tenagophila and Biomphalaria orbignyi (Salta Province), and Biomphalaria occidentalis (Corrientes Province). Morphological traits of cercariae were analyzed, as well as their sequence of the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2). The ITS2 region consisted of 426 nucleotides identical in all samples, suggesting that all specimens belong to the same species in spite of their morphological differences and first intermediate host species. Comparison of the ITS2 region with GenBank database records showed that specimens from Argentina were different from Ribeiroia ondatrae (0.9% divergence), Ribeiroia marini (0.7% divergence), and Cercaria lileta (0.2% divergence). In summary, morphological, ecological, and ITS2 molecular data suggest that specimens from Argentina belong to a different species. © 2015 American Society of Parasitologists. 2015 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00223395_v101_n5_p549_Davies http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00223395_v101_n5_p549_Davies
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topic internal transcribed spacer 2
helminth DNA
ribosomal spacer DNA
ribosome RNA
common ancestry
database
divergence
flatworm
genetic analysis
genetic marker
host range
molecular ecology
morphology
snail
Argentina
Article
Biomphalaria
Biomphalaria occidentalis
Biomphalaria orbignyi
Biomphalaria tenagophila
body height
cercaria
chemical structure
controlled study
intermediate host
larval stage
morphological trait
nonhuman
Ribeiroia cercariae
Ribeiroia marini
Ribeiroia ondatrae
analysis of variance
anatomy and histology
animal
Biomphalaria
cercaria
chemistry
classification
discriminant analysis
disease carrier
Echinostomatidae
genetics
isolation and purification
nucleotide sequence
parasitology
phylogeny
principal component analysis
Argentina
Biomphalaria
Biomphalaria occidentalis
Biomphalaria tenagophila
Cercaria lileta
Gastropoda
Planorbidae
Ribeiroia
Ribeiroia marini
Ribeiroia ondatrae
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Argentina
Base Sequence
Biomphalaria
Cercaria
Discriminant Analysis
Disease Vectors
DNA, Helminth
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
Echinostomatidae
Phylogeny
Principal Component Analysis
RNA, Ribosomal
spellingShingle internal transcribed spacer 2
helminth DNA
ribosomal spacer DNA
ribosome RNA
common ancestry
database
divergence
flatworm
genetic analysis
genetic marker
host range
molecular ecology
morphology
snail
Argentina
Article
Biomphalaria
Biomphalaria occidentalis
Biomphalaria orbignyi
Biomphalaria tenagophila
body height
cercaria
chemical structure
controlled study
intermediate host
larval stage
morphological trait
nonhuman
Ribeiroia cercariae
Ribeiroia marini
Ribeiroia ondatrae
analysis of variance
anatomy and histology
animal
Biomphalaria
cercaria
chemistry
classification
discriminant analysis
disease carrier
Echinostomatidae
genetics
isolation and purification
nucleotide sequence
parasitology
phylogeny
principal component analysis
Argentina
Biomphalaria
Biomphalaria occidentalis
Biomphalaria tenagophila
Cercaria lileta
Gastropoda
Planorbidae
Ribeiroia
Ribeiroia marini
Ribeiroia ondatrae
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Argentina
Base Sequence
Biomphalaria
Cercaria
Discriminant Analysis
Disease Vectors
DNA, Helminth
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
Echinostomatidae
Phylogeny
Principal Component Analysis
RNA, Ribosomal
Morphological and ITS2 Molecular Characterization of Ribeiroia Cercariae (Digenea: Psilostomidae) from Biomphalaria spp. (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Northern Argentina
topic_facet internal transcribed spacer 2
helminth DNA
ribosomal spacer DNA
ribosome RNA
common ancestry
database
divergence
flatworm
genetic analysis
genetic marker
host range
molecular ecology
morphology
snail
Argentina
Article
Biomphalaria
Biomphalaria occidentalis
Biomphalaria orbignyi
Biomphalaria tenagophila
body height
cercaria
chemical structure
controlled study
intermediate host
larval stage
morphological trait
nonhuman
Ribeiroia cercariae
Ribeiroia marini
Ribeiroia ondatrae
analysis of variance
anatomy and histology
animal
Biomphalaria
cercaria
chemistry
classification
discriminant analysis
disease carrier
Echinostomatidae
genetics
isolation and purification
nucleotide sequence
parasitology
phylogeny
principal component analysis
Argentina
Biomphalaria
Biomphalaria occidentalis
Biomphalaria tenagophila
Cercaria lileta
Gastropoda
Planorbidae
Ribeiroia
Ribeiroia marini
Ribeiroia ondatrae
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Argentina
Base Sequence
Biomphalaria
Cercaria
Discriminant Analysis
Disease Vectors
DNA, Helminth
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
Echinostomatidae
Phylogeny
Principal Component Analysis
RNA, Ribosomal
description Species of Ribeiroia use planorbid snails as intermediate host. Since there is little information about these digenean parasites in South America, we aimed to assess whether Ribeiroia cercariae from 3 north Argentina locations belonged to the same species and differed from Ribeiroia cercariae described elsewhere. Specimens were obtained from Biomphalaria tenagophila and Biomphalaria orbignyi (Salta Province), and Biomphalaria occidentalis (Corrientes Province). Morphological traits of cercariae were analyzed, as well as their sequence of the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2). The ITS2 region consisted of 426 nucleotides identical in all samples, suggesting that all specimens belong to the same species in spite of their morphological differences and first intermediate host species. Comparison of the ITS2 region with GenBank database records showed that specimens from Argentina were different from Ribeiroia ondatrae (0.9% divergence), Ribeiroia marini (0.7% divergence), and Cercaria lileta (0.2% divergence). In summary, morphological, ecological, and ITS2 molecular data suggest that specimens from Argentina belong to a different species. © 2015 American Society of Parasitologists.
title Morphological and ITS2 Molecular Characterization of Ribeiroia Cercariae (Digenea: Psilostomidae) from Biomphalaria spp. (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Northern Argentina
title_short Morphological and ITS2 Molecular Characterization of Ribeiroia Cercariae (Digenea: Psilostomidae) from Biomphalaria spp. (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Northern Argentina
title_full Morphological and ITS2 Molecular Characterization of Ribeiroia Cercariae (Digenea: Psilostomidae) from Biomphalaria spp. (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Northern Argentina
title_fullStr Morphological and ITS2 Molecular Characterization of Ribeiroia Cercariae (Digenea: Psilostomidae) from Biomphalaria spp. (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Northern Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Morphological and ITS2 Molecular Characterization of Ribeiroia Cercariae (Digenea: Psilostomidae) from Biomphalaria spp. (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Northern Argentina
title_sort morphological and its2 molecular characterization of ribeiroia cercariae (digenea: psilostomidae) from biomphalaria spp. (gastropoda: planorbidae) in northern argentina
publishDate 2015
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00223395_v101_n5_p549_Davies
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00223395_v101_n5_p549_Davies
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