Molecular Characterization and Phylogenetic Analysis of Toxocara Species in Dogs, Cattle and Buffalo in Egypt.

ABSTRACT: Toxocara canis of dogs and Toxocara vitulorum of cattle and buffalo are nematode parasites that cause serious economic and public health problems all over the world. This study aims to provide molecular data to identify and distinguish between Toxocara spp. from dogs, cattle and buffalo in Egypt. Moreover, constructing a phylogeny and phylogenetic relationships among these Toxocara spp. were performed through an analytic study of ATPase-6, a mitochondrial gene; 12S, small subunit ribosomal RNA gene and ITS-2, the second internal transcribed spacer nuclear ribosomal gene. T. vitulorum from cattle and buffalo were found to be almost identical. The ATPase- 6 and 12S regions showed 87.78 % and 90.38 % nucleotide similarity between T. canis and T. vi

SUBMITTER: Mahdy OA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7261022 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature