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JOURNAL OF FUNGI
Volume 7, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jof7090713
Keywords
AFLP; fingerprinting; genetic diversity; ITS; origin; salmon
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- Alpharma AS/Pharmaq AS
- Research Council of Norway [NFR: 150113/120]
- Norwegian School of Veterinary Science
- National Veterinary Institute -Norway
- Nutreco ARC
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The genetic diversity and relationships of Saprolegnia spp. from different countries were studied using AFLP and ITS data, which revealed a greater variation within countries than among countries, and the ability to distinguish different Saprolegnia species through genetic analysis. The comparison of AFLP analysis and ITS sequence data showed a very high and significant correlation.
Saprolegnia parasitica is recognized as one of the most important oomycetes pests of salmon and trout species. The amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and method sequence data of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) were used to study the genetic diversity and relationships of Saprolegnia spp. collected from Canada, Chile, Japan, Norway and Scotland. AFLP analysis of 37 Saprolegnia spp. isolates using six primer combinations gave a total of 163 clear polymorphic bands. Bayesian cluster analysis using genetic similarity divided the isolates into three main groups, suggesting that there are genetic relationships among the isolates. The unweighted pair group method with arithmetic mean (UPGMA) and principal coordinate analysis (PCO) confirmed the pattern of the cluster analyses. ITS analyses of 48 Saprolegnia sequences resulted in five well-defined clades. Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) revealed greater variation within countries (91.01%) than among countries (8.99%). We were able to distinguish the Saprolegnia isolates according to their species, ability to produce oogonia with and without long spines on the cysts and their ability to or not to cause mortality in salmonids. AFLP markers and ITS sequencing data obtained in the study, were found to be an efficient tool to characterize the genetic diversity and relationships of Saprolegnia spp. The comparison of AFLP analysis and ITS sequence data using the Mantel test showed a very high and significant correlation (r(2) = 0.8317).
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