A study on the genetic diversity of Androctonus crassicauda (Olivier, 1807; Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Turkey
J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis
; 16(4): 599-606, 2010. ilus, tab
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in En
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ABSTRACT
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been widely employed in phylogeographic and phylogenetic studies. In the present study, the genetic identification of the scorpion Androctonus crassicauda (Olivier, 1807) was carried out by using the 16S mitochondrial gene, since this scorpion represents the most important species in Turkey regarding scorpionism and antivenom production. Two genetic groups were found according to the sequence analysis results, while five different loci at the nucleotide level presented genetic variation in the 16S region when compared to a known A. crassicauda sequence data (GenBank, AJ277598). Nucleotide variations found in the current work constitute the first descriptive report for A. crassicauda. Moreover, future studies may enlighten the genetic and venom composition variations for this scorpion species.(AU)
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Main subject:
Scorpions
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Genetic Variation
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Antivenins
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Sequence Analysis
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Androctonus
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Scorpion Stings
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis
Journal subject:
TOXICOLOGIA
Year:
2010
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Article