2014, Cilt 30, Sayı 2, Sayfa(lar) 085-088
Differential diagnosis of Fasciola hepatica from different animal hosts by PCR
Osman Selcuk Aldemir1, Mederle Narcisa2
1Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Isıklı, Aydin, Turkey
2Universitatea de StiinNe Agricole si Medicina Veterinara a Banatului Timisoara, Facultatea de Medicina Veterinara, Timisoara, Romania
Keywords: Differentiational diagnosis, Fasciola hepatica, RAPD-PCR, sheep, goat
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Aim: The objective of this study was evaluated differentiational diagnosis of Fasciola hepatica from sheep and goat by PCR.

Materials and Methods: F. hepatica were obtained from sheep and goat. These parasites were washed several times with pH:7.4 phosphate-buffered saline and phenol extraction/ ethanol precipitation method was employed in genomic DNA extraction. In order to optimization of the PCR conditions, five primers were selected to amplify the DNA of each F. hepatica.

Results: Both sheep and goat were amplified products in different numbers and sizes by RAPD-PCR technique. The results show that different primers gave different bands (fragments) and allowed to identify genetic variations of F. hepatica. These bands were species-specific to F. hepatica from goat and sheep.

Conclusions: The RAPD-PCR method can be useful for the differentiational diagnosis of F. hepatica of sheep and goat.