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EXPERIMENTAL PARASITOLOGY
卷 184, 期 -, 页码 121-127出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2017.12.006
关键词
Cyclospora cayetanensis; Multilocus sequence typing; Genetic diversity; Population genetics; Geographical segregation
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资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31425025, 31630078, 31602042]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2016M601531]
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cyclospora cayetanensis is an emerging pathogen that is endemic in developing countries and responsible for many large foodborne cyclosporiasis outbreaks in North America since 1990s. Because of the lack of typing targets, the genetic diversity and population genetics of C cayetanensis have not been investigated. In this study, we undertook a population genetic analysis of multilocus sequence typing data we recently collected from 64 C. cayetanensis specimens. Despite the extensive genetic heterogeneity in the overall C cayetanensis population, there were significant intra- and inter-genic linkage disequilibria (LD). A disappearance of LD was observed when only multilocus genotypes were included in the population genetic analysis, indicative of an epidemic nature of C. cayetanensis. Geographical segregation-associated sub-structuring was observed between specimens from China and those from Peru and the United States. The two subpopulations had reduced LD, indicating the likely occurrence of genetic exchange among isolates in endemic areas. Further analyses of specimens from other geographical regions are necessary to fully understand the population genetics of C cayetanensis. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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