Points in question: Genetic diversity in Echinococcus granulosus

1990 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 723 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.P. McManus
2018 ◽  
Vol 117 (9) ◽  
pp. 2743-2755 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gérald Umhang ◽  
Frédéric Grenouillet ◽  
Vanessa Bastid ◽  
Selim M’Rad ◽  
Benoît Valot ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 290-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teivi Laurimäe ◽  
Liina Kinkar ◽  
Vanessa Andresiuk ◽  
Karen Luisa Haag ◽  
Francisco Ponce-Gordo ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 94 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.A. Ohiolei ◽  
H.-B. Yan ◽  
L. Li ◽  
C. Isaac ◽  
B.-Q. Fu ◽  
...  

Abstract Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto is regarded to have the highest zoonotic potential of all Echinococcus taxa. Globally, human infection due to this species constitutes over 88.44% of the total cystic echinococcosis (CE) burden. Here, we report a CE infection in a Nigerian camel caused by E. granulosus G1 genotype. To the best of our knowledge, this report is the first encounter of the G1 genotype in the West Africa sub-region where the G6 genotype is reportedly prevalent, suggesting that the epidemiology of this highly zoonotic group could have a wider host range and distribution in the sub-region, and emphasizes the need for further investigation into the genetic diversity of Echinococcus spp. in Nigeria and across the sub-region.


Author(s):  
Daouia Moussa ◽  
Kheira Senouci ◽  
Nori Midoun ◽  
Mohamed Lacheheb ◽  
Benali Tabeti ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Abolghasem SIYADATPANAH ◽  
Ahmad DARYANI ◽  
Shahabeddin SARVI ◽  
Adel SPOTIN ◽  
Mehdi SHARIF ◽  
...  

Background: Human Echinococcosisis a cyclo-zoonotic infection caused by tapeworms of the Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto complex. The detection of mitochondrial genome data of genus Echinococcus can reflect the taxonomic status, genetic diversity, and population structure genetics. Methods: Totally, 52 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue samples from patients with histologically confirmed CE were collected from Mazandaran province, Iran in the period of Mar 1995 to May 2018. All extracted DNAs from (FFPE) tissue samples were subjected to amplify by polymerase chain reactions method targeting cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) gene. All PCR amplicons were sequenced to phylogenetic analysis and genetic diversity. Results: Molecular analysis showed that 50(96.1%) and 2 (3.84%) isolates were identified as G1 andG3 E. granulosus genotypes, respectively. DNA sequence analyses indicated a high gene diversity for G1 (Haplotype diversity: 0.830) and G3 genotypes (Hd: 1.00). Based on multiple sequence alignment analyses, 7 (13.46%; G1 genotype) and 2 (3.84%; G3 genotype) new haplotypes were unequivocally identified. Conclusion: G3 genotype (Buffalo strain) was identified from two human hydatidosis isolates in the region. Present study strengthens our knowledge about taxonomic status, transmission patterns of Echinococcus parasite to human and heterogeneity aspects of this parasite in clinical CE isolates of Northern Iran.


Parasitology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 145 (12) ◽  
pp. 1613-1622 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liina Kinkar ◽  
Teivi Laurimäe ◽  
Ibrahim Balkaya ◽  
Adriano Casulli ◽  
Houria Zait ◽  
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AbstractCystic echinococcosis (CE) is a severe parasitic disease caused by the species complex Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato. Human infections are most commonly associated with E. granulosus sensu stricto (s.s.), comprising genotypes G1 and G3. The objective of the current study was to provide first insight into the genetic diversity and phylogeography of genotype G3. Despite the epidemiological importance of the genotype, it has remained poorly explored due to the ambiguity in the definition of the genotype. However, it was recently demonstrated that long sequences of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) provide a reliable method to discriminate G1 and G3 from each other. Therefore, we sequenced near-complete mtDNA of 39 G3 samples, covering most of the known distribution range and host spectra of the genotype. The phylogenetic network revealed high genetic variation within E. granulosus s.s. G3 and while G3 is significantly less prevalent worldwide than G1, the genetic diversity of both of the genotypes is equally high. We also present the results of the Bayesian phylogeographic analysis, which yielded several well-supported diffusion routes of genotype G3 originating from Turkey and Iran, suggesting the Middle East as the origin of the genotype.


Parasitology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 147 (14) ◽  
pp. 1712-1717
Author(s):  
Serra Örsten ◽  
Türkmen Çiftçi ◽  
Aynur Azizova ◽  
Gökhan Yüce ◽  
Aycan Uysal ◽  
...  

AbstractCystic echinococcosis (CE) is one of the most common zoonotic diseases worldwide, particularly in rural areas. This study aimed at the identification of the genotype/species belonging to Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.) specimens in retrieved percutaneously from the human host and to investigate their relationship with cyst characteristics. The genetic identification of cyst material was performed by mt-CO1 gene polymerase chain reaction, and confirmed via sequencing. A total of 110 CE cysts were identified as E. granulosus s.l. In detail, 104 belonged to E. granulosus sensu stricto (G1 and G3) and six isolates were in the E. canadensis cluster (G6/7). All clusters were tested for the relationship between demographics, cyst features and genetic diversity. The relationship between genetic variation and certain clinical characteristics such as cyst volume and location were statistically significant for G6/7 cluster. Further studies are required with a larger sample set to investigate the relationship between the genetic variability of E. granulosus s.l. and cyst features.


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