First Molecular Characterization of Trichostrongylus colubriformis Infection in Rural Patients from Chile.
Acta Parasitol
; 65(3): 790-795, 2020 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The aim was to characterize the infection by Trichostrongylus spp. in patients from Chile using a combination of molecular detection techniques and phylogenetic analysis relating the findings to clinical and epidemiological reports of the patientsMETHODS:
Strongylid eggs were detected in seven patients by coproparasitological techniques. From each sample a fragment of the ITS-2 ribosomal gene was amplified by PCR, sequenced and analyzed by the Neighbor-Joining method.RESULTS:
All the sequences and phylogenetic clusters corresponded to T. colubriformis. Two samples presented a single nucleotide polymorphism showing two possible haplotypes. Six patients presented gastrointestinal symptoms. All of them lived on farms and used sheep manure as fertilizer.CONCLUSION:
T. colubriformis was the strongylid involved in the infections of these Chilean patients associated with the presence of livestock and agricultural practices that favor infection by this type of nematode.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Filogenia
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Población Rural
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Tricostrongiliasis
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Trichostrongylus
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Chile
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En
Revista:
Acta Parasitol
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Chile