Lawton, Scott P., Lim, Rivka M., Dukes, Juliet P., Kett, Stephen M., Cook, Richard T., Walker, Anthony J. and Kirk, Ruth S. (2015) Unravelling the riddle of ' Radix ' : DNA barcoding for species identification of freshwater snail intermediate hosts of zoonotic digeneans and estimating their inter-population evolutionary relationships. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 35, pp. 63-74. ISSN (print) 1567-1348
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Abstract
Radix spp. are intermediate host snails for digenean parasites of medical and veterinary importance. Within this genus, species differentiation using shell and internal organ morphology can result in erroneous species identification, causing problems when trying to understand the population biology of Radix. In the present study, DNA barcoding, using cox1 and ITS2 sequences, identified populations of Radix auricularia and R. balthica from specimens originally morphologically identified as R. peregra from the UK. Assessment of cox1 and ITS2 as species identification markers showed that, although both markers differentiated species, cox1 possessed greater molecular diversity and higher phylogenetic resolution. Cox1 also proved useful for gaining insights into the evolutionary relationships of Radix species populations. Phylogenetic analysis and haplotype networks of cox1 indicated that Radix auricularia appeared to have invaded the UK several times; some haplotypes forming a distinct UK specific clade, whilst others are more akin to those found on mainland Europe. This was in contrast to relationships between R. balthica populations, which had low molecular diversity and no distinct UK specific haplotypes, suggesting recent and multiple invasions from mainland Europe. Molecular techniques therefore appear to be crucial for distinguishing Radix spp., particularly using cox1. This barcoding marker also enables the population biology of Radix spp. to be explored, and is invaluable for monitoring the epidemiology of fluke diseases especially in the light of emerging diseases and food security.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Radix auricularia, Radix balthica, Cox1, DNA barcoding, epidemiology, intermediate hosts, molecular diversity, phylogenetics |
| Research Area: | Biological sciences |
| Faculty, School or Research Centre: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing > School of Life Sciences |
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| Depositing User: | Susan Miles |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Aug 2015 09:20 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Feb 2017 03:30 |
| URI: | http://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/id/eprint/32157 |
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