Author:
Alvi Mughees Aizaz,Ohiolei John Asekhaen,Saqib Muhammad,Li Li,Tayyab Muhammad Haleem,Alvi Anum Aizaz,Wu Yan-Tao,Fu Bao-Quan,Yan Hong-Bin,Jia Wan-Zhong
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a serious tapeworm infection caused by Echinococcus granulosus (sensu lato) which infects a wide range of animals and humans worldwide. Despite the millions of livestock heads reared in Pakistan, only a few reports on CE prevalence and even fewer on the genetic diversity are available for the country. Meanwhile, the available reports on the genetic diversity are predominantly based on short sequences of the cox1 gene.
Methods
To close this knowledge gap, this study was designed to investigate the genetic diversity and population structure of Echinococcus spp. in Pakistan using the complete mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 (nad1) genes.
Results
Based on BLAST searches of the generated cox1 and nad1 gene sequences from a total of 60 hydatid cysts collected from cattle (n = 40) and buffalo (n = 20), 52 isolates were identified as E. granulosus (s.s.) (G1, G3) and 8 as E. ortleppi (G5). The detection of the G5 genotype represents the first in Pakistan. The phylogeny inferred by the Bayesian method using nucleotide sequences of cox1-nad1 further confirmed their identity. The diversity indices indicated a high haplotype diversity and a low nucleotide diversity. The negative values of Tajima’s D and Fu’s Fs test demonstrated deviation from neutrality suggesting a recent population expansion.
Conclusions
To the best of our knowledge, this report described the genetic variation of E. granulosus population for the first time in Pakistan using the complete cox1 and nad1 mitochondrial genes and confirms E. ortleppi as one of the causative agents of CE among livestock in Pakistan. While this report will contribute to baseline information for CE control, more studies considering species diversity and distribution in different hosts across unstudied regions of Pakistan are highly needed.
Funder
the National Key Research and Development Program of China
the Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund
Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the People’s Republic of China
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Parasitology
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