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Discrimination of the ITS1 types of Fasciola spp. based on a PCR–RFLP method

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Molecular characterization is important for discriminating Fasciola specimens having the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequences of Fasciola hepatica, Fasciola gigantica, and both Fasciola species, since three Fasciola forms coexist in Asian countries. We have developed a restriction fragment length polymorphism of amplified DNA (PCR–RFLP) of the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) region in Fasciola species. The band patterns of the fragments digested with a restriction enzyme, Rsa I, were accurately distinguished among the three forms of Fasciola. Amplicons with the sequences of F. hepatica and F. gigantica were divided into fragments of about 360, 100, and 60 bp, and 360, 170, and 60 bp, respectively, and amplicons with the sequences of both Fasciola species yielded fragments of 360, 170, 100, and 60 bp. The results of PCR–RFLP completely coincided with those of sequence analysis, and thus PCR–RFLP is a useful technique for determining the ITS1 type in Fasciola species.

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This study was supported in part by a grant-in-aid for Scientific Research (B) (no. 18405035) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.

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    Madoka Ichikawa & Tadashi Itagaki

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Ichikawa, M., Itagaki, T. Discrimination of the ITS1 types of Fasciola spp. based on a PCR–RFLP method. Parasitol Res 106, 757–761 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-1724-2

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Keywords

  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Band Pattern
  • Deoxyribonucleic Acid
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction Method
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction Technique