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Finding Wolbachia in Filarial larvae and Culicidae Mosquitoes in Upper Egypt Governorate
The Korean Journal of Parasitology ; : 265-272, 2016.
Artículo en Inglés | WPRIM | ID: wpr-166331
ABSTRACT
Wolbachia is an obligatory intracellular endosymbiotic bacterium, present in over 20% of all insects altering insect reproductive capabilities and in a wide range of filarial worms which is essential for worm survival and reproduction. In Egypt, no available data were found about Wolbachia searching for it in either mosquitoes or filarial worms. Thus, we aimed to identify the possible concurrent presence of Wolbachia within different mosquitoes and filarial parasites, in Assiut Governorate, Egypt using multiplex PCR. Initially, 6 pools were detected positive for Wolbachia by single PCR. The simultaneous detection of Wolbachia and filarial parasites (Wuchereria bancrofti, Dirofilaria immitis, and Dirofilaria repens) by multiplex PCR was spotted in 5 out of 6 pools, with an overall estimated rate of infection (ERI) of 0.24%. Unexpectedly, the highest ERI (0.53%) was for Anopheles pharoensis with related Wolbachia and W. bancrofti, followed by Aedes (0.42%) and Culex (0.26%). We also observed that Wolbachia altered Culex spp. as a primary vector for W. bancrofti to be replaced by Anopheles sp. Wolbachia within filaria-infected mosquitoes in our locality gives a hope to use bacteria as a new control trend simultaneously targeting the vector and filarial parasites.
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental) Asunto principal: Parásitos / Reproducción / Bacterias / Wuchereria bancrofti / Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa / Aedes / Wolbachia / Culex / Dirofilaria / Dirofilaria immitis Tipo de estudio: Estudio diagnóstico País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: Inglés Revista: The Korean Journal of Parasitology Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Artículo

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental) Asunto principal: Parásitos / Reproducción / Bacterias / Wuchereria bancrofti / Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa / Aedes / Wolbachia / Culex / Dirofilaria / Dirofilaria immitis Tipo de estudio: Estudio diagnóstico País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: Inglés Revista: The Korean Journal of Parasitology Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Artículo