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PCR-RFLP: a targeted method to reveal host specific malacosporean infection profiles (Cnidaria: Myxozoa: Malacosporea)

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Author(s):
Ruggeri, Paolo [1] ; Naldoni, Juliana [2] ; Hartikainen, Hanna [3] ; Okamura, Beth [1]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Nat Hist Museum, Cromwell Rd, London SW7 5BD - England
[2] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Ecol & Biol Evolut, Rua Prof Artur Riedel 275, BR-09972270 Diadema, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Nottingham, Sch Life Sci, Univ Pk, Nottingham NG7 2RD - England
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS; v. 141, p. 91-101, 2020.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Malacosporeans are a group of endoparasitic cnidarians (Myxozoa) that use freshwater bryozoans and fish as final and intermediate hosts, respectively. The malacosporean Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae causes proliferative kidney disease (PKD), an emerging disease in aquaculture and wild fish populations, including threatened salmonids in Europe and the USA. Mixed infections of malacosporeans are often encountered, and a monitoring tool for screening of multiple malacosporean species in either their fish or bryozoan hosts is therefore desirable. We describe an inexpensive method that combines PCR amplification of the partial 18S rRNA gene (similar to 260 bp) and a single-step restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) method for identification of 10 malacosporean lineages and species. We demonstrate and test this methodology on a set of DNA extracted from malacosporeans infecting fish kidney and tissues sampled from bryozoan colonies and compare the results with Sanger sequencing of the same parasite DNA isolates. The PCR-RFLP and Sanger sequencing methods agreed in 100% of cases. The PCR-RFLP method offers a number of opportunities, including screening large panels of host tissue samples to gain insights into infection patterns, characterizing mixed infections, and confirming highly pathogenic T. bryosalmonae infections. The method can also be further refined as new sequence data become available for malacosporeans. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 16/08831-7 - Diversity and development of Malacosporea (Myxozoa) infecting freshwater fish in Europe and Brazil
Grantee:Juliana Naldoni
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor