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Natural Interactions between S. haematobium and S. guineensis in the Republic of Benin
Joint Authors
Mouahid, Gabriel
Allienne, Jean-François
Moné, Hélène
Minguez, Stéphanie
Ibikounlé, Moudachirou
Massougbodji, Achille
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease which affects millions of people around the world, particularly in Africa.
In this continent, different species are able to interbreed, like Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma guineensis, two schistosome species infecting humans.
The Republic of Benin is known to harbor S.
haematobium, but its geographical situation in between Nigeria, Mali, and Burkina Faso, where S.
guineensis was found, raises the question about the possible presence of S.
haematobium/S.
guineensis hybrids in this country.
We conducted morphological analyses on schistosome eggs and molecular analyses on schistosome larvae (high resolution melting (HRM) analysis and gene sequencing) in order to detect any natural interaction between these two species of schistosomes.
The morphological results showed the presence of three egg morphotypes (S.
haematobium, S.
guineensis, and intermediate).
Three genotypes were detected by ITS2 rDNA HRM analysis: S.
haematobium, S.
guineensis, and hybrid, and their percentages confirmed the results of the morphological analysis.
However, sequencing of the CO1 mtDNA gene showed that all the samples from Benin belonged to S.
haematobium.
Our results provide the first evidence of introgression of S.
guineensis genes in S.
haematobium in Benin.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Moné, Hélène& Minguez, Stéphanie& Ibikounlé, Moudachirou& Allienne, Jean-François& Massougbodji, Achille& Mouahid, Gabriel. 2012. Natural Interactions between S. haematobium and S. guineensis in the Republic of Benin. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Moné, Hélène…[et al.]. Natural Interactions between S. haematobium and S. guineensis in the Republic of Benin. The Scientific World Journal No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Moné, Hélène& Minguez, Stéphanie& Ibikounlé, Moudachirou& Allienne, Jean-François& Massougbodji, Achille& Mouahid, Gabriel. Natural Interactions between S. haematobium and S. guineensis in the Republic of Benin. The Scientific World Journal. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-498572
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-498572