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Title

Molecular phylogeny of nematodes (Oxyurida: Travassosinematidae) from orthoptera (Gryllotalpidae) inferred by mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase subunit 1 gene

 

Authors

Neetu Singh*, Anshu Chaudhary & Hridaya Shanker Singh

 

Affiliation

Molecular Taxonomy Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University Road, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut (UP), 250004, India

 

Email

neetusingh2012ccs@gmail.com; *Corresponding author

 

Article Type

Hypothesis

 

Date

Received June 06, 2015; Revised June 29, 2015; Accepted June 29, 2015; Published July 31, 2015

 

Abstract

In this study, we sequenced mt Cox 1 gene sequences of five nematode spp. that were infective to arthropod, Gryllotalpa africana. The nematode belongs to Thelastomatoidea, a group of pinworms that parasitizes only invertebrates. Currently, in India spp. of this group are distinguished mainly on the basis of morphological characters that present possible confusions. Therefore, we identified the species through morphological and genetic analysis. We selected mt Cox 1 gene region to show their phylogenetic position with closely related spp. and confirmed their molecular validation. The present findings are important to confirm the phylogenetic position and relationship among five nematode spp. and avoid misidentification regarding their validation, as it is more necessary in that case when many species harbours the same host.

 

Keywords

Nematoda, Thelastomatoidea, Cox 1, Gryllotalpa africana, India

 

Citation

Singh et al. Bioinformation 11(7): 343-347 (2015)
 

Edited by

P Kangueane

 

ISSN

0973-2063

 

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

 

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.