Application of molecular biology in veterinary parasitology

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 71, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 155-175

  Prichard, Roger ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Diagnosis; Genetic resistance; Molecular biology; Vaccines; Veterinary parasitology

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; DNA; DRUG RECEPTOR; RNA; VACCINE;

ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG RESISTANCE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DNA; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; EVOLUTION; FUNGI; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MYCOSES; PARASITES; PARASITIC DISEASES; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; VACCINES, SYNTHETIC; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0030873979     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(97)00029-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (102)

1. Adlard, R.D., Baker, S.C., Blair, D., Cribs, T.H., 1993. Comparison of the second internal transcribed spacer (ribosomal DNA) from populations and species of Fasciolidae (Digenea). International Journal of Parasitology 23, 423-425.
2. Allsopp, B.A., Baylis, H.A., Allsopp, M.T., 1993. Discrimination between six species of Theileria using oligonucleotide probes which detected small subunit ribosomal RNA sequences. Parasitology 107, 157-165.
3. Arena, J.P., 1994. Expression of Caenorhabditis elegans mRNA in Xenopus oocytes: a model system to study the mechanism of action of avermectins. Parasitology Today 10, 35-37.
4. Arnot, D.E., Roper, C., Sultan, A.A., 1994. MVR-PCR analysis of hyper variable DNA sequences variation. Parasitology Today 10, 324-327.
5. Arriaga, C., Yepez-Mulia, L., Viveros, N., Adame, L.A., Zarlenga, D.S., Lichtenfels, J.R., Benitez, E., Ortega-Pierres, M.G., 1995. Detection of Trichinella spiralis muscle larvae in naturally infected horses. Journal of Parasitology 81, 781-783.
6. Avise, J.C., 1994. Molecular Markers, Natural History and Evolution. Chapman and Hall, London.
7. Barbet, A.F., 1995. Recent developments in the molecular biology of anaplasmosis. Veterinary Parasitology 57, 43-49.
8. Barker, R.H., 1994. Use of PCR in the field. Parasitology Today 10, 117-119.
9. Barriga, O.O., 1994. A review on vaccination against protozoa and arthropods of veterinary importance. Veterinary Parasitology 55, 29-55.
10. Beech, R.N., Prichard, R.K., Scott, M.E., 1994. Genetic variability of the beta-tubulin genes in benzimidazole-susceptible and -resistant strains of Haemonchus contortus. Genetics 138, 103-110.
11. Beh, K.J., Maddox, J.F., 1996. Prospects for development of genetic markers for resistance to gastrointestinal parasite infection in sheep. International Journal of Parasitology 26, 879-896.
12. Beh, K.J., Foley, R.C., Goodwin, E.J., 1989. Restriction fragment length patterns of DNA from parasitic nematodes of sheep. Research in Veterinary Science 46, 127-128.
13. Bishop, R., Sohanpal, B., Morzaria, S., 1993. Detection of genomic polymorphisms by polymerase chain reaction amplification of DNA using arbitrary primers. Experimental Parasitology 77, 53-61.
14. Blair, D., Campos, A., Cummings, M.P., Laclette, J.P., 1996. Evolutionary biology of parasitic Platyhelminths: the role of molecular phylogenetics. Parasitology Today 12, 66-71.
15. Boulanger, D., Reid, G.D., Sturrock, R.F., Wolowczuk, I., Balloul, J.M., Grezel, D., Pierce, R.J., Otieno, M.F., Guerret, S., Grimaud, J.A., Butterworth, A.E., Capron, A., 1991. Immunization of mice and baboons with the recombinant Sm28 GST affects both worm viability and fecundity after experimental infection with Schistosoma mansoni. Parasite Immunology 13, 473-490.
16. Braun, R., Shirley, M.W., 1995. Special techniques of molecular biology. In: Eckert, J., Braun, R., Shirley, M.W., Coudert, P. (Eds.), Biotechnology. Guidelines on Techniques in Coccidiosis Research. European Commission (EUR 16602), pp. 138-163.
17. Bretagne, S., Guillou, J.P., Morand, M., Houin, R., 1993. Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis DNA in fox faeces using DNA amplification. Parasitology 106, 193-199.
18. Brown, W.C., Zhoa, S., Woods, V., Tripp, C.A., Tetzlaff, C.L., Heussler, V.T., Dobbelaere, D.A.E., Rice-Ficht, A.C., 1993. Identification of two Th1 cell epitopes on the 77 kDa Babesia bovis merozoite protein (Bb-1) by use of truncated recombinant fusion proteins. Infection and Immunity 61, 236-244.
19. Callard, D., Lescure, B., Mazzolini, L., 1994. A method for the elimination of false positives generated by the mRNA differential display technique. Biotechniques 16, 1096-1101.
20. Callow, L.L., 1979. Some aspects of the epidemiology and control of bovine babesiosis in Australia. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 50, 353-356.
21. Campbell, A.J., Glasser, R.B., Chilton, N., 1995. Differences in ribosomal DNA sequences of Strongylus species allows identification of single eggs. International Journal of Parasitology 25, 359-365.
22. Carson, C.A., Brandt, H.M., Jensen, J.B., Bailey, C.W., Allen G.K., 1994. Use of the random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis to compare Babesia bovis and B. bigemina isolates. Parasitology Research 80, 312-315.
23. Chandrasekharan, N.V., Karunanayake, E.H., Franzen, L., Abeyewickreme, W., Petterson, U., 1994. Dirofilaria repens: cloning and characterization of a repeated DNA sequence for the diagnosis of dirofilariasis in dogs, Canis familaris. Experimental Parasitology 78, 279-286.
24. Chatfield, S.N., Roberts, M., Dougan, G., Hormaeche, C., Khan, C.M.A., 1995. The development of oral vaccines against parasitic diseases utilizing live attenuated Salmonella. Parasitology 110, S17-S24.
25. Chilton, N., Gasser, R.B., Beveridge, I., 1995. Differences in the ribosomal DNA sequences of morphologically indistinguishable species within the Hypodontus macropi (Nematoda: Strongyloidea) complex. International Journal of Parasitology 25, 647-651.
26. Christensen, C.M., Zarlenga, D.S., Gasbarre, L.C., 1994. Ostertagia, Haemonchus Cooperia, Oesophagostomum: construction and characterization of genus-specific DNA probes to differentiate important parasites of cattle. Experimental Parasitology 78, 93-100.
27. Comes, A.M., Humbert, J.F., Cabaret, J., Élard, L., 1996. Using molecular tools for diagnosis in veterinary parasitology. Veterinary Research 27, 333-342.
28. Dame, J.B., Mackay, R.J., Yowell, C.A., Cutler, T.J., Marsh, A., Greiner, B.C., 1995. Sarcocystis falcatula from passerine and psittacine birds - synonymy with Sarcocystis neurona, agent of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis. Journal of Parasitology 81, 930-935.
29. Dirie, M.F., Murphy, N.B., Gardiner, P.R., 1993. DNA fingerprinting of Trypanosoma vivax isolates rapidly identifies intraspecific relationships. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 40, 132-134.
30. D'Oliveira, C., Weide, M., Habela, M.A., Jacquiet, P., Jongejan, F., 1995. Detection of Theileria annulata in blood samples of carrier cells by PCR. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 33, 2665-2669.
31. Douglas, K.T., 1994. Rational drug design in parasitology. Parasitology Today 10, 389-392.
32. Eckert, J., Deplazes, P., 1996. Vakzinen gegen Parasitosen bei Haustieren. Tierärztliche Praxis 24, 322-329.
33. Elard, L., Comes, A.M., Humbert, J.F., 1996. Sequences of β-tubulin cDNA from benzimidazole-susceptible and -resistant strains of Teladorsagia circumcincta, a nematode parasite of small ruminants. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 79, 249-253.
34. Ellis, T., Bumstead, J., 1990. Eimeria species: studies using rRNA and rDNA probes. Parasitology 101, 1-6.
35. Emery, D.L., 1996. Vaccination against worm parasites of animals. Veterinary Parasitology 64, 31-45.
36. Felleisen. R., Müller, N., Yamage, M., Gottstein, B., 1996. Diagnostische PCR in der Veterinärparasitologie: Tritrichomonose, Neosporose/Toxoplasmose, Echinokokkose/Zystizerkose. Schweizer Archiv fuer Tier-heilkunde 138, 144-151.
37. Fenger, C.K., Granstrom, D.E., Langemeier, J.L., Stamper, S., Donahue, J.M., Patterson, J.S., Gajadhar, A.A., Marteniuk, J.V., Zhou, X.M., Dubey, J.P. 1995. Identification of opossums (Didelphis virginiana) as the putative definitive host of Sarcocystis neurona. Journal of Parasitology 81, 916-919.
38. Figueroa, J.V., Chieves, L.P., Johnson, G.S., 1994. Polymerase chain reaction-based diagnostic assay to detect cattle chronically infected with Babesia bovis. Revista Latinoamericana de Microbiologia 36, 47-55.
39. Frohman, M.A., 1990. Rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE): user-friendly cDNA cloning. Amplifications 5, 11-15.
40. Gasser, R.B., Chilton, N.B., Hoste, H., Beveridge, I., 1994. Species identification of Trichostrongyle nematodes by PCR-linked RFLP. International Journal of Parasitology 24, 291-293.
41. Geary, T.G., Nulf, S.C., Favreau, M.A., Tang, L., Prichard, R.K., Hatzenbuhler, N.T., Shea, M.H., Alexander, S.J., Klein, R.D., 1992. Three β-tubulin cDNAs from the parasitic nematode Haentonchus contortus. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 50, 295-306.
42. Gough, J.M., Kemp, D.H., 1993. Localization of low abundance membrane protein (Bm86) on the gut cells of the cattle tick Boophilus microplus by immunogold labelling. Journal of Parasitology 79, 900-907.
43. Guenette, S., Prichard, R.K., Klein, R.D., Matlashewski, G., 1991. Characterization of a β-tubulin gene and β-tubulin gene products of Brugia pahangi. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 44, 153-164.
44. Gullard, F.M.D., Albon, S.D., Pemberton, J.M., Moorcroft, P.R., Clutton-Brock, T.M., 1993. Parasite associated polymorphism in a cyclic ungulate population. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 254, 7-13.
45. Hawa, N.J., Latif, B.M., Ali, S.R., 1981. Immunization of sheep against Theileria hirci infection with schizonts propagated in tissue culture. Veterinary Parasitology 9, 91-97.
46. Heussler, V.T., Dobbelaere, D.A.E., 1994. Cloning of a protease gene family of Fasciola hepatica by the potymerase chain reaction. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 64, 11-23.
47. Heussler, V.T., Eichhorn, M., Reeves, R., Magnuson, N.S., Williams, R.O., Dobbelaere, D.A., 1992. Constitutive IL-2 mRNA expression in lymphocytes, infected with the intracellular parasite Theileria pana. Journal of Immunology 149, 562-567.
48. Hoste, H., Chilton, N., Gasser, R.B., Beveridge, I., 1995. Differences in the second internal transcribed spacer (ribosomal DNA) between five species of Trichostrongylus (Nematoda: Trichostrongylidae). International Journal of Parasitology 25, 75-80.
49. Humbert, J. F., Cabaret, J., 1995. Use of the random amplified polymorphic DNA for identification of ruminant trichostrongylid nematodes. Parasitology Research 81, 1-5.
50. Hyde, J.E., 1993. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 21, Protocols in Molecular Parasitology. Humana Press.
51. Ivanyi, J., 1994. Molecular biology of natural resistance-associated macrophage protein. Parasitology Today 10, 416-417.
52. Jacquiet, P., Humbert, J.F., Comes, A.M., Cabaret, J., Thiam, A., Cheikh, D., 1995. Ecological, morphological and genetic characterization of sympatric Haemonchus spp. parasites of domestic ruminants in Mauritania. Parasitology 110, 483-492.
53. Jeffers, T.K., 1975. Attenuation of Eimeria tenella through selection for precociousness. Journal of Parasitology 61, 1083-1090.
54. Johnson, K.S., Harrison, G.B., Lightowlers, M.W., O'Hoy, K.L., Cougle, W.G., Dempster, R.P., Lawrence, S.B., Vinton, J.G., Heath, D.D., Rickard, M.D., 1989. Vaccination against ovine cysticercosis using a defined recombinant antigen. Nature 338, 585-587.
55. Kwa, M.S., Veenstra, J.G., Roos, M.H., 1994. Benzimidazole resistance in Haemonchus contortus is correlated with a conserved mutation at amino acid 200 in beta-tubulin isotype 1. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 63, 299-303.
56. Kwa, M.S., Veenstra, J.G., van Dijk, M., Roos, M.H., 1995. Beta-tubulin genes from the parasitic nematode Haemonchus contortus modulate drug resistance in Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal of Molecular Biology 246, 500-510.
57. Laxer, M.A., Timbin, B.K., Patel, R.R., 1991. DNA sequences for the specific detection of Cryptosporidium parvum by the polymerase chain reaction. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 45, 688-694.
58. Liebau, E., Müller, V., Lucius, R., Walter, R.D., Henkle-Dührsen, K., 1996. Molecular cloning, expression and characterization of a recombinant glutathione S-transferase from Echinococcus multilocularis. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 77, 49-56.
59. Lightowlers, M.W., 1996. Vaccination against cestode parasites. International Journal of Parasitology 26, 819-824.
60. Lisitsyn, N., Lisitsyn, N., Wigler, M.H., 1993. Cloning the difference between two complex genomes. Science 259, 946-951.
61. Longo, M.C., Berninger, M.S., Hartley, J.L., 1990. Use of the uracil DNA glycosylase to control carry-over contamination in polymerase chain reaction. Gene 93, 125-128.
62. Lubega, G., Geary, T.G., Klein, R.D., Prichard, R.K., 1993. Expression of cloned β-tubulin genes of Haemonchus contortus in Escherichia coli: interaction of recombinant β-tubulin with native tubulin and mebendazole. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 62, 281-292.
63. Lubega, G.W., Klein, R.D., Geary, T.G., Prichard, R.K., 1994. Haemonchus contortus: the role of two β-tubulin gene subfamilies in the resistance to benzimidazole anthelmintics. Biochemical Pharmacology 47, 1705-1715.
64. Mahan, S.M., 1995. Review of the molecular biology of Cowdria ruminantium. Veterinary Parasitology 57, 51-56.
65. Mathis, A., Deplazes, P., Köhler, P., Eckert, J., 1996a. PCR zum Nachweis und zur Charakterisierung von Parasiten (Leishmania, Echinococcus, Microsporidia, Giardia). Schweizer Archiv fuer Tierheilkunde 138, 133-138.
66. Mathis, A., Åkerstedt, J., Tharaldsen, J., Ødegaard, Ø., Deplazes, P., 1996b. Isolates of Encephalitozoon cuniculi from farmed blue foxes (Alopex lagopus) from Norway differ from isolates from Swiss domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Parasitology Research 82, 727-730.
67. Maule, A.G., Geary, T.G., Marks, N.J., Bowman, J.N., Friedman, A.R., Thompson, D.P., 1996. Nematode FMRFamide-related peptide (FaRP)-systems: occurrence, distribution and physiology. International Journal of Parasitology 26, 927-936.
68. McKerrow, J.H., Doenhoff, M.J., 1988. Schistosome proteases. Parasitology Today 4, 334-340.
69. Miller, N., Vile, R.G., 1994. Gene transfer and antisense nucleic acid techniques. Parasitology Today, 10, 92-97.
70. Miller, T.A., 1978. Industrial development and field use of the canine hookworm vaccine. Advances in Parasitology 16, 333-342.
71. Murphy, N.B., Pelle, R., 1994. The use of arbitrary primers and the RADES method for the rapid identification of developmentally regulated genes in trypanosomes. Gene 141, 53-61.
72. Nare, B., Lubega, G., Prichard, R.K., Georges, E., 1996. P-azidosalicyl-5-amino-6-phenoxy-benzimidazole photolabels the N-terminal 63-103 amino acids of Haemonchus contortus β-tubulin 1. Journal of Biological Chemistry 271, 8575-8581.
73. Nutman, T.B., Zimmerman, P.A., Kubofcik, J., Kostyu, D.D., 1994. A universally applicable diagnostic approach to filarial and other infections. Parasitology Today 10, 239-243.
74. Palmer, G.H., McElwain, T.F., 1995. Molecular basis for vaccine development against anaplasmosis and babesiosis. Veterinary Parasitology 57, 233-253.
75. Reddy, G.R., 1995. Determining the sequence of parasite DNA. Parasitology Today 11, 37-42.
76. Rickard, M.D., Bell, K.J., 1971. Successful vaccination of lambs against infection with Taenia ovis using antigens produced during in vitro cultivation of the larval stages. Research in Veterinary Science 12, 401-402.
77. Roos, M.H., Grant, W.N., 1993. A species-specific PCR for the parasitic nematodes Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus colubriformis. Intenational Journal of Parasitology 23, 419-421.
78. Rosoff, M.L., Burglin, T.R., Li, C., 1992. Alternative splicing transcripts of the flp-1 gene encode distinct FMRFamide-like peptides in Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal of Neuroscience 12, 2356-2361.
79. Sambrook, J., Fritsch, E.F., Maniatis, T., 1989. Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, 2nd ed. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Sping Harbor, NY.
80. Sangster, N.C., Prichard, R.K., Lacey, E., 1985. Tubulin and benzimidazole-resistance in Trichostrongylus colubriformis (Nematoda). Journal of Parasitology 71, 645-651.
81. Schinkmann, K., Li, C., 1994. Localization of FMRFamide-like peptides in Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal of Comparative Neurology 316, 251-260.
82. Sexton, J.L., Wilce, M.C., Colin, T., Wijffels, G.L., Salvatore, L., Feil, S., Parker, M.V., Spithill. T.M., Morrison, C.A., 1994. Vaccination of sheep against Fasciola hepatica with glutathione S-transferase. Identification and mapping of antibody epitopes on a three-dimensional model of the antigen. Journal of Immunology 152, 1861-1872.
83. Sharma, R.L., Bhat, T.K., Dhar, D.N., 1981. Control of sheep lungworm in India. Parasitology Today 4, 33-36.
84. Shirley, M.W., 1992. Research on avian coccidia: an update. British Veterinary Journal 148, 479-499.
85. Shubkin, C.D., White, M.W., Abrahamsen, M.S., Rognlie, M.C., Knapp, S.E., 1992. A nucleic acid based test for detection of Fasciola hepatica. Journal of Parasitology 78, 817-821.
86. Stevenson, L.A., Chilton, N., Gasser, R.B., 1995. Differentiation of Haemonchus placei from H. contortus (Nematoda: Trichostrongylidae) by the ribosomal DNA second internal transcribed spacer. International Journal of Parasitology 25, 483-488.
87. Stucki, U., Braun, R., Roditi, I., 1993. Eimeria tenella: characterization of a 5S ribosomal RNA repeat unit and its use as a species-specific probe. Experimental Parasitology 76, 68-75.
88. Tanaka, M., Onoe, S., Matsuba, T., Katayama, S., Yamanaka, M., Yonemichi, H., Hiramatsu, K., Baeck, B.K., Sugimoto, C., Onuma, M., 1993. Detection of Theileria sergenti infection in cattle by polymerase chain reaction amplification. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 31, 2565-2569.
89. Tellam, R.L., Smith, D., Kemp, D.H., Willadsen, P., 1992. Vaccination against ticks. In: Yong, W.K. (Ed.), Animal Parasite Control Utilizing Biotechnology. CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp. 303-331.
90. Urquhart, G.M., 1985. Field experience with the bovine lungworm vaccine. Developments in Biological Standardization 62, 109-112.
91. Vidai, S., Gros, P., Skamene, E., 1995a. Natural resistance to infection with intracellular parasites: molecular genetics identifies NrampI as the Bcg/Ity/Lsh locus. Journal of Leukocyte Biology 58, 382-390.
92. Vidai, S., Tremblay, M.L., Govoni, G., Gauthier, S., Sebastiani, G., Malo, D., Skamene, E., Olivier, M., Jothy, S., Gros, P., 1995b. The Ity / Lsh / Bcg locus: natural resistance to infection with intracellular parasites is abrogated by disruption of the NrampI gene. Journal of Experimental Medicine 182, 655-666.
93. Waine, G.J., 1994. Nucleic acid vaccines. Parasitology Today 10, 453-454.
94. Waine, G.J., McManus, D.P., 1995. Nucleic acid vaccines. Parasitology Today 11, 113-116.
95. Waitumbi, J.N., Murphy, N.B., 1993. Inter- and intra-species differentiation of trypanosomes by genomic fingerprinting with arbitrary primers. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 58, 181-186.
96. Weber, J.L., May, P.E., 1989. Abundant class of human DNA polymorphisms which can be typed using the polymerase chain reaction. American Journal of Human Genetics 44, 388-396.
97. Weber, R., Bryan, R.T., Bishop, H.S., Wahlquist, S.P., Sullivan, J.J., Juranek, D.D., 1991. Threshold of detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in human stool specimens: evidence for low sensitivity of current diagnostic methods. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 29, 1323-1327.
98. Willadsen, P., Bird, P., Cobon, G.S., Hungerford, J., 1995. Commercialization of a recombinant vaccine against Boophilus microplus. Parasitology 110, S43-S50.
99. Wright, I.G., 1990. Immunodiagnosis of an immunoprophylaxis against the haemoparasite Babesia sp. and Anaplasmosis sp. in domestic animals. Rev. Sci. Tech. 9, 345-356.
100. Zarlenga, D.S., Al-Yaman, F., Minchella, D.J., La Rosa, G., 1991. A repetitive DNA probe specific for a North American sylvatic genotype of Trichinella. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 48, 131-138.
101. Zarlenga, D.S., Lichtenfels, J.R., Stringfellow, F., 1994a. Cloning and sequence analysis of the small subunit ribosomal RNA gene from Nematodirus battus. Journal of Parasitology 80, 342-344.
102. Zarlenga, D.S., Stringfellow, F., Nobary, M., Lichtenfels, J.R., 1994b. Cloning and characterization of ribosomal RNA genes from three species of Haemonchus (Nematoda: Trichostrongyloidea) and identification of PCR primers for rapid differentiation. Experimental Parasitology 78, 28-36.