Evaluation of the Taxonomic Status of Lesser Egyptian Jerboa, Jaculus jaculus : First Description of New Phylogroups in Tunisia.

Autor: Ghawar W; Department of Medical Epidemiology, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis 1002, Tunisia.; Laboratory of Transmission, Control and Immunobiology of Infections (LR16IPT02), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis 1002, Tunisia.; Clinical Investigation Center (CIC), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis 1002, Tunisia.; University Tunis El Manar, Campus Universitaire Farhat Hached, Tunis 1068, Tunisia., Chaouch M; University Tunis El Manar, Campus Universitaire Farhat Hached, Tunis 1068, Tunisia.; Laboratory of Medical Parasitology, Biotechnology and Biomolecules (LR16IPT06), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis 1002, Tunisia.; Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Biomathematics and Biostatistics (LR16IPT09), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis 1002, Tunisia., Ben Abderrazak S; University Tunis El Manar, Campus Universitaire Farhat Hached, Tunis 1068, Tunisia.; Laboratory of Medical Parasitology, Biotechnology and Biomolecules (LR16IPT06), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis 1002, Tunisia., Snoussi MA; Department of Medical Epidemiology, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis 1002, Tunisia.; Laboratory of Transmission, Control and Immunobiology of Infections (LR16IPT02), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis 1002, Tunisia.; Clinical Investigation Center (CIC), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis 1002, Tunisia.; University Tunis El Manar, Campus Universitaire Farhat Hached, Tunis 1068, Tunisia., Salem S; Department of Medical Epidemiology, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis 1002, Tunisia.; Laboratory of Transmission, Control and Immunobiology of Infections (LR16IPT02), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis 1002, Tunisia.; Clinical Investigation Center (CIC), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis 1002, Tunisia.; University Tunis El Manar, Campus Universitaire Farhat Hached, Tunis 1068, Tunisia., Chouchen S; Clinical Investigation Center (CIC), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis 1002, Tunisia.; Health Regional Directorate of Tataouine, Tataouine 3263, Tunisia., Bouaoun A; Health Regional Directorate of Tataouine, Tataouine 3263, Tunisia., Ben Salah A; Department of Medical Epidemiology, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis 1002, Tunisia.; Laboratory of Transmission, Control and Immunobiology of Infections (LR16IPT02), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis 1002, Tunisia.; Clinical Investigation Center (CIC), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis 1002, Tunisia.; University Tunis El Manar, Campus Universitaire Farhat Hached, Tunis 1068, Tunisia.; Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis 1068, Tunisia.; Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences (CMMS), Arabian Gulf University (AGU), Manama 329, Bahrain., Bettaieb J; Department of Medical Epidemiology, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis 1002, Tunisia.; Laboratory of Transmission, Control and Immunobiology of Infections (LR16IPT02), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis 1002, Tunisia.; Clinical Investigation Center (CIC), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis 1002, Tunisia.; University Tunis El Manar, Campus Universitaire Farhat Hached, Tunis 1068, Tunisia.; Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis 1068, Tunisia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Animals : an open access journal from MDPI [Animals (Basel)] 2022 Mar 17; Vol. 12 (6). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 17.
DOI: 10.3390/ani12060758
Abstrakt: The taxonomy of the Lesser Egyptian jerboa, Jaculus ( J .) jaculus (Dipodinae subfamily), was recently reevaluated, and the taxonomic status was defined by the presence of two cryptic species, J . jaculus (Linnaeus 1758) and J . hirtipes (Lichtenstein, 1823), with a higher genetic divergence in the sympatric North African populations than in other studied parapatric populations. Using phylogenetic analysis of the cytochrome b ( Cytb ) gene from 46 specimens, we confirmed the new status in Tunisia; rodents were collected from two different biotopes belonging to the same locality at the ecological level (mountainous vs. Saharan) in the south of the country. The study of the eye lens weight of these specimens allowed the definition of a cutoff value (58.5 g), categorizing juveniles from adults. Moreover, this study confirmed the phylotaxonomic status of J . jaculus in Tunisia, as recently illustrated, into two distinct species, J . jaculus and J . hirtipes , and recorded for the first time the presence of two phylogroups among each of these rodent species. The lack of clear micro-geographical structure and biotope specificity between the two rodent species and their phylogroups was also highlighted.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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