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Molecular Characterization of Gastrothylax crumenifer (Platyhelminthes: Gastrothylacidae) from Goats in the Western Part of India by LSU of Nuclear Ribosomal DNA

  • Kumar, Ashwani (Molecular Taxonomy Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Chaudhary Charan Singh University) ;
  • Chaudhary, Anshu (Molecular Taxonomy Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Chaudhary Charan Singh University) ;
  • Verma, Chandni (Molecular Taxonomy Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Chaudhary Charan Singh University) ;
  • Singh, Hridaya Shanker (Molecular Taxonomy Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Chaudhary Charan Singh University)
  • Received : 2014.05.03
  • Accepted : 2014.08.26
  • Published : 2014.12.31
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Abstract

The rumen parasite, Gastrothylax crumenifer (Platyhelminthes: Gastrothylacidae), is a highly pathogenic trematode parasite of goat (Capra hircus). It sucks blood that causes acute disease like anemia, and severe economic losses occur due to morbidity and mortality of the ruminant infected by these worms. The study of these rumen paramphistomes, their infection, and public health importance remains unclear in India especially in the western part of state Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), Meerut, India, where the goat meat consumption is very high. This paper provides the molecular characterization of G. crumenifer recovered from the rumen of Capra hircus from Meerut, U.P., India by the partial sequence of 28S rDNA. Nucleotide sequence similarity searching on BLAST of 28S rDNA from parasites showed the highest identity with those of G. crumenifer from the same host Capra hircus. This is the first report of molecular identification of G. crumenifer from this part of India.

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