Literature DB >> 22826497

Genetic characterization of atypical Mansonella (Mansonella) ozzardi microfilariae in human blood samples from northeastern Peru.

Luis A Marcos1, Nancy Arrospide, Sergio Recuenco, Cesar Cabezas, Gary J Weil, Peter U Fischer.   

Abstract

DNA sequence comparisons are useful for characterizing proposed new parasite species or strains. Microfilariae with an atypical arrangement of nuclei behind the cephalic space have been recently described in human blood samples from the Amazon region of Peru. Three blood specimens containing atypical microfilariae were genetically characterized using three DNA markers (5S ribosomal DNA, 12S ribosomal DNA, and cytochrome oxidase I). All atypical microfilariae were clustered into the Mansonella group and indistinguishable from M. ozzardi based on these DNA markers.

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Year:  2012        PMID: 22826497      PMCID: PMC3435353          DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0379

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Am J Trop Med Hyg        ISSN: 0002-9637            Impact factor:   2.345


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