Publication: Cloning and characterization of ribosomal rna genes from opisthorchis viverrini
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1992-01-01
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14698161
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00311820
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Mahidol University
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Parasitology. Vol.104, No.2 (1992), 323-329
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S. Korbsrisate, S. Sirisinha Cloning and characterization of ribosomal rna genes from opisthorchis viverrini. Parasitology. Vol.104, No.2 (1992), 323-329. doi:10.1017/S0031182000061771 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/22246
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Cloning and characterization of ribosomal rna genes from opisthorchis viverrini
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The ribosomal DNA (rDNA) unit of the liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini has been cloned and characterized. The results demonstrated that the total length of this unit is approximately 13 kb, containing 4–2 kb of large subunit (LSU) rDNA, 20 kb of small subunit (SSU) rDNA, 1.0 kb of transcribed spacer DNA and 58 kb of non-transcribed+ external transcribed spacer DNA. Examination of the non-transcribed spacer region between different rDNA units showed variation in the restriction sites rather than in the length. Judging from hybridization of the rDNA plasmid to the restriction endonuclease digest of genomic DNA, rDNA units represent 61 % of the total genomic DNA. At the RNA level, the LSU rRNA of O. viverrini and Fasciola gigantica contained a hidden break. The molecule consisted of two fragments co-migrating with a SSU rRNA, when electrophoresis was carried out under denaturing conditions. Ribosomal RNA sequence comparison has been previously used to determine phylogenetic classification of parasitic organisms. The sequence of 381 nucleotides at the 5’ terminus of the LSU rRNA gene was determined and compared with those from species previously reported by other investigators. Phylogenetic classification of O. viverrini, as determined by rRNA gene sequence comparison, is comparable with the conventional taxonomic classification. © 1992, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.