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Mitochondrial genomes of Australian chicken Eimeria support the presence of ten species with low genetic diversity among strains

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Morgan, J. A. T. and Godwin, R. M. (2017) Mitochondrial genomes of Australian chicken Eimeria support the presence of ten species with low genetic diversity among strains. Veterinary Parasitology . ISSN 0304-4017

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Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.05.025

Publisher URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304401717302261

Abstract

Modern molecular approaches have vastly improved diagnostic capabilities for differentiating among species of chicken infecting Eimeria. Consolidating information from multiple genetic markers, adding additional poultry Eimeria species and increasing the size of available data-sets is improving the resolving power of the DNA, and consequently our understanding of the genus. This study adds information from 25 complete mitochondrial DNA genomes from Australian chicken Eimeria isolates representing all 10 species known to occur in Australia, including OTU-X, −Y and −Z. The resulting phylogeny provides a comprehensive view of species relatedness highlighting where the OTUs align with respect to others members of the genus. All three OTUs fall within the Eimeria clade that contains only chicken-infecting species with close affinities to E. maxima, E. brunetti and E. mitis. Mitochondrial genetic diversity was low among Australian isolates likely reflecting their recent introduction to the country post-European settlement. The lack of observed genetic diversity is a promising outcome as it suggests that the currently used live vaccines should continue to offer widespread protection against Eimeria outbreaks in all states and territories. Flocks were frequently found to host multiple strains of the same species, a factor that should be considered when studying disease epidemiology in the field.

Item Type:Article
Business groups:Animal Science
Keywords:Coccidiosis phylogeny mito-genome poultry operational-taxonomic-units cryptic species
Subjects:Science > Biology > Genetics
Animal culture > Poultry
Live Archive:08 Jun 2017 05:39
Last Modified:03 Sep 2021 16:50

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