Assessment of the genetic relationship between Dictyocaulus species from Bos taurus and Cervus elaphus using complete mitochondrial genomic datasets.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dictyocaulus species are strongylid nematodes of major veterinary significance in ruminants, such as cattle and cervids, and cause serious bronchitis or pneumonia (dictyocaulosis or "husk"). There has been ongoing controversy surrounding the validity of some Dictyocaulus species and their host specificity. Here, we sequenced and characterized the mitochondrial (mt) genomes of Dictyocaulus viviparus (from Bos taurus) with Dictyocaulus sp. cf. eckerti from red deer (Cervus elaphus), used mt datasets to assess the genetic relationship between these and related parasites, and predicted markers for future population genetic or molecular epidemiological studies.

Methods

The mt genomes were amplified from single adult males of D. viviparus and Dictyocaulus sp. cf. eckert

SUBMITTER: Gasser RB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3503548 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature