Journal of Tropical Diseases and Parasitology ›› 2024, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (6): 375-381.doi: 10.20199/j.issn.1672-2302.2024.06.011

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Genetic differentiation of Oncomelania hupehensis by microsatellite and mitochondrial molecular biotechnology

LI Chunying1(), CUI Xiao2, DU Chunhong3,4, WANG Hongqiong3,4, YANG Zaogai1, Wang Yunsong3,4, SONG Jing3,4(), DONG Yi3,4()   

  1. 1 School of Public Health, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650000, Yunnan Province, China
    2 School of Public Health, Dali University
    3 Yunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Natural Epidemic Diseases Prevention and Control Technology
    4 Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Public Health and Biosafety
  • Received:2024-04-01 Online:2024-12-20 Published:2025-01-23
  • Contact: SONG Jing,448022929@qq.com;DONG Yi,dydali@sina.com

Abstract:

Oncomelania hupensis is the sole intermediate host of Schistosoma japonicum. Its geographical distribution plays crucial roles in the transmission and prevalence of schistosomiasis. Therefore, investigation on the snail genetic differentiation is greatly significant for snail and schistosomiasis control. With rapid development of molecular biology, a variety of molecular markers and sequence determination techniques have been widely used in the study of genetic differentiation of O. hupensis, among which DNA molecular markers and mitochondrial DNA sequence determination techniques possess obvious superiority in the study of genetic differentiation of O. hupensis population. This paper reviews the genetic differentiation of O. hupensis by using microsatellite DNA markers and mitochondrial DNA sequencing techniques.

Key words: Oncomelania hupensis, Genetic differentiation, Microsatellite DNA, Mitochondria DNA

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