Molecular characterization of Fasciola flukes using mitochondrial 28S rRNA gene in Naimi Saudi sheep.

ABSTRACT: Fasciolosis is a parasitic disease of medical and economic importance. This retrospective study was conducted on 110 Fasciola flukes collected from livers of 14 infected Naimi sheep slaughtered at Riyadh abattoir in Saudi Arabia during winter season of 2016. Collected specimens were analyzed for their species identification on the basis of partial sequences of mitochondrial 28S rRNA gene. Results have shown the presence of both Fasciola hepatica (F. hepatica) and Fasciola gigantica (F. gigantica) species. Where Fasciola hepatica was predominate (80%). Both intra-species and interspecies genetic distance was studied and results showed that the intraspecific variability among individuals of both species i.e., F. hepatica and F. gigantica

SUBMITTER: Alajmi RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6319025 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature