Resumen

DNA sequence comparisons are useful for characterizing proposed new parasite species or strains. Microfilariae with an atypical arrangement of nuclei behind the cephalic space have been recently described in human blood samples from the Amazon region of Peru. Three blood specimens containing atypical microfilariae were genetically characterized using three DNA markers (5S ribosomal DNA, 12S ribosomal DNA, and cytochrome oxidase I). All atypical microfilariae were clustered into the Mansonella group and indistinguishable from M. ozzardi based on these DNA markers.

Idioma originalInglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)491-494
Número de páginas4
PublicaciónAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volumen87
N.º3
DOI
EstadoPublicada - set. 2012

Huella

Profundice en los temas de investigación de 'Short report: Genetic characterization of atypical Mansonella (Mansonella) ozzardi microfilariae in human blood samples from Northeastern Peru'. En conjunto forman una huella única.

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