scholarly journals Prevalence Rate and Molecular Characteristics of Oestrus ovis L. (Diptera, Oestridae) in Sheep and Goats from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 689
Author(s):  
Dina M. Metwally ◽  
Shurug A. Albasyouni ◽  
Ibrahim A.H. Barakat ◽  
Isra M. Al-Turaiki ◽  
Amal M. Almuhanna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Pcr Amplification ◽  
Infestation Rate ◽  
Molecular Characteristics ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Partial Fragment ◽  
Mtcoi Gene

Heads of sheep (n = 600) and goats (n = 800) slaughtered at Al-Aziziah Abattoir in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, were inspected for the presence of O. ovis larvae (L). Heads were split along the longitudinal axes, and larvae (L1, L2, and L3) were gathered. The infestation rate was significantly higher in goats (44.5%; 356/800) than that in sheep (22.3%; 134/600). Out of the 151 collected larvae from sheep, 0% were L1, 1.3% were L2, and 98.7% were L3. Out of the total of 468 larvae from goats, 0% were L1, 1.2% were L2, and 98.8% were L3. The infestation rate was significantly higher in males than that in females. Myiasis-causing larvae collected from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, were authenticated as O. ovis, according to morphological characteristics. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of a partial fragment (600 bp) of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (mtCOI) gene further confirmed the species. Phylogenetic analysis based on the partial mtCOI gene sequence demonstrated that 23 unique sequences showed high similarity based on nucleotide pairs of O. ovis accessions retrieved from GenBank.

Molecular identification studies  on Oestrus ovis L. (Diptera:Oestridae) larvae infested sheep in jazan region , Saudi Arabia

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bosly . A. Hanan
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Molecular Identification ◽  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Morphological Identification ◽  
Oestrus Ovis ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Partial Fragment ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
Mtcoi Gene

Oestrus ovis L. (O. ovis) (Diptera: Oestridae) (Sheep Bot Fly) is ubiquitous in distribution. Myiasis causing larvae collected from Abu-Arish area (Eastern Jazan), Saudi Arabia were confirmed as O. ovis based on morphological traits. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) studies targeting amplification of partial fragment (606 bp) of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunitI (mtCOI) gene further confirmed the species. Phylogenetic analysis based on the partial (mtCOI) gene sequence revealed that the accession KU921431 showed 97% similarity based on nucleotide pairs of O.ovis accessions, retrieved from the GenBank. Thus, a method of molecular identification of O.ovis larvae was established as a credible substitution to morphological identification in Jazan region, Saudi Arabia.

Reidentification of cellulolytic enzyme-producing Trichoderma strains W-10 and G-39

2006 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 570-574
Author(s):  
Ching-Fu Lee ◽  
Daniel Yuen Teh Liu ◽  
Ming Tsong Lai ◽  
Tzong-Hsiung Hseu
Keyword(s):  
Internal Transcribed Spacer ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Molecular Characteristics ◽  
Cellulolytic Enzyme ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Universal Primer ◽  
Pcr Fingerprinting ◽  
Trichoderma Koningii ◽  
Laboratory Operation ◽  
Polymerase Chain

Strain W-10, originally identified as Trichoderma koningii, and its supposed mutant G-39, published for production and gene expression of cellulase and xylanase, demonstrated morphological characteristics distinct from those of T. koningii, respectively. To clarify the identification derived from morphological characteristics, several methods were used, including electrophoretic karyotyping, internal transcribed spacer (ITS) analysis of rDNA, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) fingerprinting using the universal primer L45. All the molecular characteristics showed that strains G-39 and W-10 were identical to T. reesei and T. longibrachiatum, respectively. The results strongly supported that T. koningii G-39 and W-10 should be reassigned as T. reesei and T. longibrachiatum, respectively. Strain G-39 should be considered a mutant from T. reesei QM9414 whose spores were contaminated with those of strain W-10 during a laboratory operation. According to this, we declare that T. koningii G-39 and W-10 must be renamed as T. reesei and T. longibrachiatum, respectively.Key words: PCR fingerprinting, electrophoretic karyotypes, ITS, Trichoderma.

scholarly journals A Method for Extracting Genomic DNA from Individual Elaphostrongyline (Nematoda: Protostrongylidae) Larvae and Differentiation of Elaphostrongylus Spp. from Parelaphostrongylus Spp. by PCR Assay

2005 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 585-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil B. Chilton ◽  
Florence Huby-Chilton ◽  
Murray W. Lankester ◽  
Alvin A. Gajadhar
Keyword(s):  
Newfoundland And Labrador ◽  
Genomic Dna ◽  
Diagnostic Testing ◽  
Pcr Amplification ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Pcr Assay ◽  
Extraction And Purification ◽  
Veterinary Importance ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Partial Fragment

This article reports a rapid and effective method for the extraction and purification of genomic DNA (gDNA) from individual first-stage larvae (L1) of elaphostrongyline nematodes that had been stored frozen or fixed in 95% ethanol for 1 to 5 years. The method was highly effective for L1s of all 6 species of elaphostrongylines, based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of a partial fragment of the first internal transcribed spacer (ITS-1) of the ribosomal DNA. Differences were detected in the sizes of partial ITS-1 amplicons between the 2 elaphostrongyline genera, Elaphostrongylus and Parelaphostrongylus. The reliability of the ITS-1 PCR assay was tested by using L1s of unknown identity from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The ability to consistently isolate gDNA from individual L1s, together with a simple PCR-based method to distinguish between Parelaphostrongylus and Elaphostrongylus, have important implications for diagnostic testing and for conducting epizootiological studies on these parasites of veterinary importance.

scholarly journals Prolactin receptor (<i>PRLR</i>) gene polymorphism in Chios, White Karaman and Awassi sheep breeds

2011 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 381-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Ozmen ◽  
I. Seker ◽  
O. Ertugrul ◽  
E. Ozkan ◽  
N. Tekin
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Prolactin Receptor ◽  
Pcr Amplification ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Sheep Breeds ◽  
Awassi Sheep ◽  
Intron 1 ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Exon 10

Abstract. The objective of the present study was to determine the polymorphism in the prolactine receptor (PRLR) gene in Chios, White Karaman and Awassi, which are native sheep breeds in Turkey. By means of PRLR gene sequence homology between sheep and humans, two primer pairs were designed for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification within intron 1 and exon 10 of the PRLR gene in sheep. A total of 160 amplicons (99 for intron 1 and 61 for exon 10) were subjected to DNA sequence analysis. For intron 1, 6 different haplotypes were determined. For exon 10, 7 different haplotypes were obtained. Some variations determined for exon 10 (g.14A>T p.Q14L; g.160G>A p.D160N; g.166G>A p.E166K; g.167A>T p.E167V; g.176A>T p.H176L; g.206G>A p.S206N; g.208G>A p.G208R) led to changes in the amino acids, but no amino acid changes were determined in g.2A>T, g.81A>G, g.138A>G, g.186C>T, g.207T>C. It was noted in particular that White Karaman and Awassi were similar to each other in both PRLR exon 10 and intron 1 haplotypes, whereas the Chios breed had a different variation.

scholarly journals Pectobacterium spp. Associated with Bacterial Stem Rot Syndrome of Potato in Canada

2012 ◽  
Vol 102 (10) ◽  
pp. 937-947 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. H. De Boer ◽  
X. Li ◽  
L. J. Ward
Keyword(s):  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Blackleg Disease ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Biochemical Tests ◽  
Pectobacterium Atrosepticum ◽  
Physiological Characterization ◽  
Specific Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Sequence Identification ◽  
Carotovorum Subsp ◽  
Polymerase Chain

Pectobacterium atrosepticum, P. carotovorum subsp. brasiliensis, P. carotovorum subsp. carotovorum, and P. wasabiae were detected in potato stems with blackleg symptoms using species- and subspecies-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The tests included a new assay for P. wasabiae based on the phytase gene sequence. Identification of isolates from diseased stems by biochemical or physiological characterization, PCR, and multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) largely confirmed the PCR detection of Pectobacterium spp. in stem samples. P. atrosepticum was most commonly present but was the sole Pectobacterium sp. detected in only 52% of the diseased stems. P. wasabiae was most frequently present in combination with P. atrosepticum and was the sole Pectobacterium sp. detected in 13% of diseased stems. Pathogenicity of P. wasabiae on potato and its capacity to cause blackleg disease were demonstrated by stem inoculation and its isolation as the sole Pectobacterium sp. from field-grown diseased plants produced from inoculated seed tubers. Incidence of P. carotovorum subsp. brasiliensis was low in diseased stems, and the ability of Canadian strains to cause blackleg in plants grown from inoculated tubers was not confirmed. Canadian isolates of P. carotovorum subsp. brasiliensis differed from Brazilian isolates in diagnostic biochemical tests but conformed to the subspecies in PCR specificity and typing by MLST.

Gene sequences of the pcpB gene of pentachlorophenol-degrading Sphingomonas chlorophenolica found in nondegrading bacteria

1998 ◽  
Vol 44 (7) ◽  
pp. 667-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vandana M Saboo ◽  
Michael A Gealt
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Acid Methyl Ester ◽  
Solid Support ◽  
Contaminated Site ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Hybridization Data ◽  
Acid Methyl ◽  
Sphingomonas Chlorophenolica ◽  
Polymerase Chain

Bacteria isolated from a pentachlorophenol (PCP) contaminated site grew in the presence of 50 µg PCP/mL but were not able to degrade it in either liquid medium or the presence of 1% sterile potting soil as a solid support. Probes developed using the gene sequence of PCP-4-monooxygenase (pcpB) from Sphingomonas chlorophenolica sp.nov hybridized to two separate isolates. Identification based on fatty acid methyl ester profiles (Sherlock™), substrate utilization (BIOLOG™), and 16S rRNA showed that the two strains were different from each other and from Sphingomonas chlorophenolica. Sequences from these isolates, amplified by polymerase chain reaction, confirmed the homology with pcpB. The presence of pcpB sequences in these nondegraders indicated that growth and hybridization data alone were insufficient for predicting degradation capability. Key words: pentachlorophenol, Sphingomonas chlorophenolica, pcpB gene, pentachlorophenol-4-monooxygenase.

scholarly journals Amplification of human beta-actin gene by the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction: implications for assessment of RNA from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded material.

1996 ◽  
Vol 44 (10) ◽  
pp. 1205-1207 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Dakhama ◽  
V Macek ◽  
J C Hogg ◽  
R G Hegele
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Pcr Amplification ◽  
Housekeeping Gene ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Viral Genomes ◽  
Negative Results ◽  
Beta Actin ◽  
Target Nucleic Acid ◽  
Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded ◽  
Polymerase Chain

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a powerful method that allows enzymatic amplification of rate target nucleic acid sequences. It has been applied to the amplification of viral genomes from paraffin-embedded pathology specimens. However, interpretation of negative results requires amplification of a housekeeping gene such as beta-actin. In the present study we used specific oligonucleotide primers previously designed to amplify both the genomic DNA and the mRNA transcript from paraffin-embedded tissue. These products have predicted sizes of 250 BP and 154 BP, respectively, but our results showed that PCR amplification only (without reverse transcription) unexpectedly generated the 154-BP product. Further investigation of the nature of this product demonstrated that it originated from the amplification of DNA, not RNA. We conclude that the 154-BP product generated by these primers cannot be exclusively considered as beta-actin RNA product and should not be used to assess successful extraction of RNA, to ascertain its integrity, or to normalize for the total amount of RNA assayed by RT-PCR from paraffin-embedded tissue.

scholarly journals A Self-Contained Portable Polymerase-Chain-Reaction System Integrated with Electromagnetic Mini-Actuators for Bi-Directional Fluid Transport

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-364
Author(s):  
B. T. Chia ◽  
S.-A. Yang ◽  
M.-Y. Cheng ◽  
C.-W. Lin ◽  
Y.-J. Yang
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Fluid Transport ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Reaction System ◽  
Thermal Characteristics ◽  
Pcr Amplification ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Rapid Temperature ◽  
Small Footprint ◽  
Polymerase Chain

ABSTRACTIn this paper, the development of a portable polymerase chain reaction (PCR) device is presented. Integrating electromagnetic mini-actuators for bi-directional fluid transport, the proposed device, whose dimension is 67mm × 66mm × 25mm, can be fully operated with a 5V DC voltage. The device consists of four major parts: A disposable channel chip in which PCR mixture is manipulated and reacted, a heater chip which generates different temperature zones for PCR reaction, a linear actuator array for pumping PCR mixture, and a circuit module for controlling and driving the system. The advantages of the device include the rapid temperature responses associated with continuous-flow-type PCR devices, as well as the programmable thermal cycling associated with chamber-type PCR devices. The thermal characteristics are measured and discussed. PCR amplification is successfully performed for the 122 bp segment of MCF-7/adr cell line. Due to its small footprint, this self-contained system potentially can be employed for point-of-care (POC) applications.

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