Divergence across mitochondrial genomes of sympatric members of the Schistosoma indicum group and clues into the evolution of Schistosoma spindale
| Autor: | Anthony J. Walker, Joanne P. Webster, Scott P Lawton, R.P.V. Jayanthe Rajapakse, Stephen W. Attwood, Ben P Jones, Hannah E. Borrett, Mohammed M. H. Mondal, Billie F. Norman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine Sympatry Mitochondrial DNA lcsh:Medicine alliedhealth 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Genome Article 03 medical and health sciences lcsh:Science Schistosoma indicum agriculture Multidisciplinary biology lcsh:R biology.organism_classification Phylogenetics 030104 developmental biology Genetic Speciation Sympatric speciation Evolutionary biology Parasite evolution epidemiology lcsh:Q Schistosoma spindale Molecular ecology Adaptation biological |
| Zdroj: | Scientific Reports, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2020) Scientific Reports Scientific Reports (Nature) |
| ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-020-57736-x |
| Popis: | Schistosoma spindale and Schistosoma indicum are ruminant-infecting trematodes of the Schistosoma indicum group that are widespread across Southeast Asia. Though neglected, these parasites can cause major pathology and mortality to livestock leading to significant welfare and socio-economic issues, predominantly amongst poor subsistence farmers and their families. Here we used mitogenomic analysis to determine the relationships between these two sympatric species of schistosome and to characterise S. spindale diversity in order to identify possible cryptic speciation. The mitochondrial genomes of S. spindale and S. indicum were assembled and genetic analyses revealed high levels of diversity within the S. indicum group. Evidence of functional changes in mitochondrial genes indicated adaptation to environmental change associated with speciation events in S. spindale around 2.5 million years ago. We discuss our results in terms of their theoretical and applied implications. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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