Korean J Parasitol.  2004 Jun;42(2):71-75. 10.3347/kjp.2004.42.2.71.

Molecular phylogenic location of the Plagiorchis muris (Digenea, Plagiorchiidae) based on sequences of partial 28S D1 rDNA and mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase subunit I

• Lee SU
• Huh S
• Sohn WM

• KMID: 1051422
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2004.42.2.71

Abstract

To determine the molecular phylogenic location of Plagiorchis muris, 28S D1 ribosomal DNA (rDNA) and mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase subunit I (mtCOI) were sequenced and compared with other trematodes in the family Plagiorchiidae. The 28S D1 tree of P. muris was found to be closely related to those of P. elegans and other Plagiorchis species. And, the mtCOI tree also showed that P. muris is in a separate clade with genus Glypthelmins. These results support a phylogenic relationship between members of the Plagiorchiidae, as suggested by morphologic features.

Keyword

trematoda; ribosomal DNA; mitochondrial DNA; phylogeny; classification

MeSH Terms

Animals
Base Sequence
DNA, Helminth/chemistry/genetics
DNA, Mitochondrial/chemistry/genetics
Electron Transport Complex IV/chemistry/*genetics
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Ribosomal, 28S/chemistry/*genetics
Sequence Alignment
Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Trematoda/classification/*genetics