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SUBMITTER: Zimik P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6423197 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zimik Philayung P Roy Bishnupada B
Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology 20181217 1
In the present study, molecular identification of two species of cestodes, <i>Lytocestus indicus</i> and <i>Senga lucknowensis</i> infecting freshwater fishes <i>Clarias magur</i> and <i>Channa punctata</i>, respectively in Manipur is carried out. To ascertain the taxonomic status of these helminth parasites, 18S gene marker was used. Phylogenetic analysis of 18S of <i>Lytocestus</i> sp. showed that it claded with <i>L. indicus</i> from Indian Isolate with a sequence similarity index of 99%. In ...[more]