Experimental hybridization between Oesophagostomum dentatum and O. quadrispinulatum in pigs.
Parasitol Res
; 84(1): 1-6, 1998.
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ABSTRACT
To investigate eventual hybridization between two nodular worm species of pigs, Oesophagostomum dentatum and O. quadrispinulatum, we used either mature, adult worms or 10-day-old fourth-stage larvae (L4) as starting material, employing a nonsurgical transplantation technique. Following the transfer of adult worms the ensuing first generation of larvae gave rise to adult worms that were found by morphological examination to be purely O. dentatum. Therefore, we decided to use the immature L4 as starting material. After the transfer of L4 to recipient pigs, fecal cultures were established and the L3 derived from the O. dentatum male O. quadrispinulatum female cross gave rise to adult but infertile worms, which morphologically had the sexual characters of their parent generation, whereas other characteristics were intermediate between the two species. Attempts to reproduce the hybrid worms or the reciprocal cross were unsuccessful, indicating that hybridization between the two species is a rarely occurring phenomenon.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Esofagostomiasis
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Oesophagostomum
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Enfermedades de los Porcinos
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Hibridación Genética
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Parasitol Res
Asunto de la revista:
PARASITOLOGIA
Año:
1998
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Article