Utility of COX1 phylogenetics to differentiate between locally acquired and imported Plasmodium knowlesi infections in Singapore
| Autor: | Qiu Han Christine Gao, Kevin K. A. Tetteh, Chris Drakeley, Vernon J. Lee, Jin Phang Loh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine Cytochrome C Oxidase Subunit 1 030231 tropical medicine Polymerase Chain Reaction Electron Transport Complex IV 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Phylogenetics parasitic diseases Humans Medicine Plasmodium knowlesi Cox1 gene Gene Phylogeny Genetics Singapore Geography biology Phylogenetic tree business.industry fungi Malaysia General Medicine Ribosomal RNA Thailand biology.organism_classification Malaria 030104 developmental biology Original Article business Malaria control |
| Zdroj: | Singapore Medical Journal. 57:686-689 |
| ISSN: | 0037-5675 |
| DOI: | 10.11622/smedj.2016016 |
| Popis: | INTRODUCTION: Although there have been several phylogenetic studies on Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi), only cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (COX1) gene analysis has shown some geographical differentiation between the isolates of different countries. METHODS: Phylogenetic analysis of locally acquired P. knowlesi infections, based on circumsporozoite, small subunit ribosomal ribonucleic acid (SSU rRNA), merozoite surface protein 1 and COX1 gene targets, was performed. The results were compared with the published sequences of regional isolates from Malaysia and Thailand. RESULTS: Phylogenetic analysis of the circumsporozoite, SSU rRNA and merozoite surface protein 1 gene sequences for regional P. knowlesi isolates showed no obvious differentiation that could be attributed to their geographical origin. However, COX1 gene analysis showed that it was possible to differentiate between Singapore-acquired P. knowlesi infections and P. knowlesi infections from Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia. CONCLUSION: The ability to differentiate between locally acquired P. knowlesi infections and imported P. knowlesi infections has important utility for the monitoring of P. knowlesi malaria control programmes in Singapore. |
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