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Molecular and morphological identification of Biomphalaria species from the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

ABSTRACT: DNA barcoding and morphological characters were used to identify adult snails belonging to the genus Biomphalaria from 17 municipalities in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The DNA barcode analysis also included twenty-nine sequences retrieved from GenBank. The final data set of 104 sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene was analyzed for K2P intraspecific and interspecific divergences, through tree-reconstruction methods (Neighbor-Joining, Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian inference), and by applying different models (ABGD, bPTP, GMYC) to partition the sequences according to the pattern of genetic variation. Twenty-seven morphological parameters of internal organs were used to identify specimens. The molecular taxonomy of Biomphalaria agreed with the morphological identification of specimens from the same collection locality. DNA barcoding may therefore be a useful supporting tool for identifying Biomphalaria snails in areas at risk for schistosomiasis.

SUBMITTER: Palasio RGS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5534528 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Molecular and morphological identification of <i>Biomphalaria</i> species from the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

Palasio Raquel Gardini Sanches RGS Guimarães Marisa Cristina de Almeida MCA Ohlweiler Fernanda Pires FP Tuan Roseli R

ZooKeys 20170412 668

DNA barcoding and morphological characters were used to identify adult snails belonging to the genus <i>Biomphalaria</i> from 17 municipalities in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The DNA barcode analysis also included twenty-nine sequences retrieved from GenBank. The final data set of 104 sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene was analyzed for K2P intraspecific and interspecific divergences, through tree-reconstruction methods (Neighbor-Joining, Maximum Likelihood and Bay ...[more]

PMID: 28769640

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Molecular and morphological identification of Biomphalaria species from the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Molecular and morphological identification of <i>Biomphalaria</i> species from the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

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