Molecular phylogenetic relationship of Paragonimus pseudoheterotremus.
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2008-03-21
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A part of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene and the nuclear ribosomal DNA second internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) of a newly described lung fluke, Paragonimus pseudoheterotremus, were sequenced and compared with P. heterotremus, the species with a similar morphology. Pairwise distance of COI sequences revealed a genetic difference between P. heterotremus and P pseudoheterotremus with a nucleotide difference of COI sequences between these two species of 10.6%. The constructed phylogenic tree with high bootstrap proportion suggested that P. pseudoheterotremus is a sister species of P. heterotremus.
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The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.
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Thaenkham U, Waikagul J. Molecular phylogenetic relationship of Paragonimus pseudoheterotremus. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2008 Mar; 39(2): 217-21