Phylogenetic status of a lung fluke in the Philippines based on mitochondrial genome

• SATO YUKITA

  Laboratory of Biomedical Science, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University

• IWAGAMI MORITOSHI

  Department of Environmental Health Science, Kochi Medical School

• IWASHITA JUN

  Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Akita Prefectural University

• ABE TATSUYA

  Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Akita Prefectural University

• YUKAWA MASAYOSHI

  Laboratory of Biomedical Science, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University

• BLAS BAYANI L.

  Schistosomiasis Research and Training Center

• KAWASHIMA KENJIRO

  School of Health Sciences, Kyusyu University

• AGATSUMA TAKESHI

  Department of Environmental Health Science, Kochi Medical School

Abstract

Based on a near-complete mitochondrial DNA sequence, the phylogenetic status of a lung fluke collected in the Philippines was evaluated. The lung fluke from Leyte Island, Philippines, resembles Paragonimus westermani morphologically and is sometimes regarded as a subspecies, P westermani filipinus. In this study, all mitochondrial genes of the Leyte form were sequenced : 12 subunits of mitochondrial enzymes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes and 21 transfer RNAs. The gene order is the same as that of the previously-published P. westermani from Korea. All genes are transcribed in the same direction. The sequence from Leyte was 88.8% identical to the previously-published sequence (accession No. AF219379). This is further evidence that the Philippine form should be regarded as specifically distinct from the form in East Asia (China, Japan and Korea). This conclusion is strengthened by the observation that the molluscan host of the Philippine form is of a different family from that of the East Asian form.

Journal

• Japanese Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

  Japanese Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 31 (1), 1-3, 2003

  Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine

Keywords

• mt DNA
• complete sequence
• Paragonimus westermani
• P. filipinus
• Philippines

Details

• CRID: 1390001204951138560
• NII Article ID: 130003976003
• NII Article ID: 10012189709
• NII Book ID: AN00196023
• DOI: 10.2149/tmh1973.31.1
• ISSN: 21861781
• ISSN: 21861811
• ISSN: 03042146
• NDL BIB ID: 6545391
• Web Site: http://hdl.handle.net/10126/3502
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I6545391
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/tmh1973/31/1/31_1_1/_pdf
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2003250746
• Text Lang: en
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