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The mitochondrial genomes of the zoonotic canine filarial parasites dirofilaria (nochtiella) repens and candidatus dirofilaria (nochtiella) honkongensis provide evidence for presence of cryptic species

Author Summary The mitochondrial genomes of the zoonotic parasite species Dirofilaria repens and Candidatus Dirofilaria hongkongensis were characterized and compared to the genomes of other filariae. The resulting phylogeny is largely in agreement with recent molecular data. C. D. hongkongensis was...

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Main Authors: Yilmaz, Esra (Author) , Dennebaum, Martin Stefan (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 11 October 2016
In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Year: 2016, Volume: 10, Issue: 10
ISSN:1935-2735
DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005028
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005028
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0005028
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Author Notes:Esra Yilmaz, Moritz Fritzenwanker, Nikola Pantchev, Mathias Lendner, Sirichit Wongkamchai, Domenico Otranto, Inge Kroidl, Martin Dennebaum, Thanh Hoa Le, Tran Anh Le, Sabrina Ramünke, Roland Schaper, Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Sven Poppert, Jürgen Krücken
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Summary:Author Summary The mitochondrial genomes of the zoonotic parasite species Dirofilaria repens and Candidatus Dirofilaria hongkongensis were characterized and compared to the genomes of other filariae. The resulting phylogeny is largely in agreement with recent molecular data. C. D. hongkongensis was placed as a sister group to D. repens and both as a common sister to D. immitis. The large genetic difference between D. repens and C. D. hongkongensis further supports the hypothesis that both are distinct valid species. Two canine samples from Thailand that were diagnosed as D. repens are either from a C. D. hongkongensis population that is quite divergent from the Indian population or might represent another currently unrecognized species in the genus.
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ISSN:1935-2735
DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005028

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