Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária ()

Molecular and morphological characterization of Contracaecum pelagicum (Nematoda) parasitizing Spheniscus magellanicus (Chordata) from Brazilian waters

  • Juliana Novo Borges,
  • Helena Lúcia Carneiro Santos,
  • Martha Lima Brandão,
  • Everton Gustavo Nunes dos Santos,
  • Daniele Ferreira de Miranda,
  • Daniel de Almeida Balthazar,
  • José Luis Luque,
  • Cláudia Portes Santos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-29612014010
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 1
pp. 74 – 79

Abstract

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Three new sequences of Mitochondrial cytochrome c-oxidase subunit 2 (mtDNA cox-2) from C. pelagicum parasite of Spheniscus magellanicus, the Magelanicus penguin, were determined from Brazilian waters. The sequences presented 99 and 98% of similarity with C. pelagicum sequences from Argentina, deposited on GenBank for the same genetic region and with a strong statistical support inferred from the phylogenetic tree. The morphological and ultrastructural studies that were carried out confirmed the genetic analysis.

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