Abstract
Molecular methods using genetic markers in the nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA) were established to identify and distinguish between two members within the Pseudorhabdosynochus lantauensis complex and two morphologically distinct congeners, Pseudorhabdosynochus epinepheli and Pseudorhabdosynochus coioidesis, from different marine fish species and various geographical origins. Supported by selective DNA sequencing, it was demonstrated that the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-coupled single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis of the first internal transcribed spacer and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of a variable region (representing the D1–D3 domains) in the large subunit of rDNA achieved the identification and delineation of all four taxa examined. These PCR-based approaches provide useful complementary tools to traditional methods for the accurate identification of species within the genus Pseudorhabdosynochus (irrespective of developmental stage) and have major implications for studying the ecology, transmission, and population genetic structures of these and other related parasites and for the prevention and control of the diseases they cause.
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Project support was provided in parts by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 30170124) to AXL and from the China National Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists (grant no. 30225033) to XQZ.
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Li, AX., Wu, XY., Xie, MQ. et al. PCR-based identification and delineation of members within the Pseudorhabdosynochus lantauensis complex (Monogenea: Diplectanidae). Parasitol Res 98, 34–37 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-005-0011-0
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