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Evidence for metacercarial polymorphism in lung flukes, Paragonimus ohirai and Paragonimus iloktsuenensis.
J Parasitol ; 71(6): 820-7, 1985 Dec.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-4093814
Cross breeding experiments between 2 species of lung fluke, Paragonimus ohirai and Paragonimus iloktsuenensis, were carried out using metacercarial characteristics as distinguishing markers. All metacercariae of F1 obtained were identical to those of P. ohirai. In the F2 and BF1 of F1 X P. iloktsuenensis, both the P. ohirai and P. iloktsuenensis types of metacercariae appeared. In the BF1 of F1 X P. ohirai, however, only the P. ohirai type metacercariae were produced. No intermediate type between the 2 species appeared. The results obtained demonstrate that the differences in the metacercariae, which were previously regarded as the most important characteristic for specific discrimination between these 2 flukes, are only a hereditary phenomenon within a single species. The metacercarial form, number of cyst layers, and body size seem to be controlled by a couple of alleles or very closely linked genes following simple Mendelian inheritance. Furthermore, we confirmed that reproduction in the lung flukes depends on cross-fertilization.
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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Paragonimus Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: J Parasitol Año: 1985 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Paragonimus Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: J Parasitol Año: 1985 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos