Biological characteristics of Echinococcus f elidis
10.3969/cjz.j.issn.1002-2694.2014.08.017
- VernacularTitle:狮棘球绦虫（Echinococcus felidis）生物学特性研究进展
- Author:
Congnuan LIU
;
Zhongzi LOU
;
Li LI
;
Yanlei FAN
;
Hongbin YAN
;
Wanzhong JIA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Echinococcus f elidis;
taxonomy;
phylogeny;
biological characteristics;
molecular genetic markers;
epide-miology
- From:
Chinese Journal of Zoonoses
2014;(8):860-865,874
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This review focuses on biological characteristics of Echinococcus f elidis including molecular genetic markers , species status ,host coverage ,geographical distribution ,epidemiological implications ,phylogeny ,and evolution .The molecular genetic markers are involved in mitochondrial cox1 (cytochrome C oxidase subunit 1) and nad1 (nicotinamide adenine dinucle-otide dehydrogenase subunit 1) genes ,nuclear protein-coding gene sequences such as elp (ezrin-radixin-moesin-like protein) , e f1a (elongation factor 1 alpha) ,pepck (phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase ) ,pold (DNA polymerase delta ) ,and ribosome RNA gene sequences such as ITS1 and 18S rRNA .The establishment of species status is based on distinctly discriminated mor-phological characteristics such as hooks on the rostrum with apparent rugae ,the special definitive host (lions) ,and divergence of DNA sequences ,etc .between E . f elidis and other Echinococcus species .In brief ,the review has provided researchers and ex-perts in the field of echinococcosis with fundamental background knowledge and guidelines for future research directions ,clinical and epidemiological investigations ,and prevention and control of echinococcosis .
