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Morphological, ultrastructural, and phylogenetic analysis of Ascaridia columbae infecting domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) Cover

Morphological, ultrastructural, and phylogenetic analysis of Ascaridia columbae infecting domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica)

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|Jul 2024

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Fig. 1.

(A & B) The anterior end of A. columbae showing a mouth with three trilobed lips (L) and a cylindrical esophagus (E) (Lactophenol) (Scale bar=200 µm) (Scale bar=100 µm).(C) The posterior end of A. columbae male showing 2 spicules (S), precloacal suker (PS), and caudal papillae (CP) (Lactophenol) (Scale bar=100 µm). (D) The posterior end of A. columbae female with anus (An) (Lactophenol) (Scale bar=200 µm). (E) The middle part of A. columbae female showing the uterus with eggs (Lactophenol) (Scale bar=200 µm). (F) The egg of A. columbae in feces of infected pigeon without stain (Scale bar=50 µm)
(A & B) The anterior end of A. columbae showing a mouth with three trilobed lips (L) and a cylindrical esophagus (E) (Lactophenol) (Scale bar=200 µm) (Scale bar=100 µm).(C) The posterior end of A. columbae male showing 2 spicules (S), precloacal suker (PS), and caudal papillae (CP) (Lactophenol) (Scale bar=100 µm). (D) The posterior end of A. columbae female with anus (An) (Lactophenol) (Scale bar=200 µm). (E) The middle part of A. columbae female showing the uterus with eggs (Lactophenol) (Scale bar=200 µm). (F) The egg of A. columbae in feces of infected pigeon without stain (Scale bar=50 µm)

Fig. 2.

SEM micrographs of A. columbae; (A). The anterior end showing three lips with teeth (T) and two cervical papillae behind each lip (CVP). (B). The anterior end showing cervical papillae (CVP) and amphidial pores (P). (C). The anterior end showing three lips (L) and lateral cephalic alae (LCA). (D). The posterior end of the male showing precloacal sucker (PS) and two spicules (S). (E). The posterior end of the female showing anus (An). (F). The body surface is ornamented with cuticular transverse striations.
SEM micrographs of A. columbae; (A). The anterior end showing three lips with teeth (T) and two cervical papillae behind each lip (CVP). (B). The anterior end showing cervical papillae (CVP) and amphidial pores (P). (C). The anterior end showing three lips (L) and lateral cephalic alae (LCA). (D). The posterior end of the male showing precloacal sucker (PS) and two spicules (S). (E). The posterior end of the female showing anus (An). (F). The body surface is ornamented with cuticular transverse striations.

Fig. 3.

Gel electrophoresis of PCR products of Cox-1 gene for Ascaridia columbae (n=4) on 1.5 agarose gel. The molecular size of the ladder is 1500 bp (M)
Gel electrophoresis of PCR products of Cox-1 gene for Ascaridia columbae (n=4) on 1.5 agarose gel. The molecular size of the ladder is 1500 bp (M)

Fig. 4.

Gel electrophoresis of PCR products of ITS1-5.8s- ITS2 rDNA gene for Ascaridia columbae (n=4) on 1.5 agarose gel. The molecular size of the ladder is 1500 bp (M)
Gel electrophoresis of PCR products of ITS1-5.8s- ITS2 rDNA gene for Ascaridia columbae (n=4) on 1.5 agarose gel. The molecular size of the ladder is 1500 bp (M)

Fig. 5.

Multiple sequence alignment of the four sequences of the Cox-1 gene in this study aligned with Ascaridia columbae (JX624729)
Multiple sequence alignment of the four sequences of the Cox-1 gene in this study aligned with Ascaridia columbae (JX624729)

Fig. 6.

Maximum likelihood tree of the four sequences of the Cox-1 gene in the current study with other species downloaded from GenBank.
Maximum likelihood tree of the four sequences of the Cox-1 gene in the current study with other species downloaded from GenBank.

Fig. 7.

Multiple sequence alignment of the three sequences of the ITS1-5.8s- ITS2 rDNA gene in this study aligned with Ascaridia nymphii (LC057210)
Multiple sequence alignment of the three sequences of the ITS1-5.8s- ITS2 rDNA gene in this study aligned with Ascaridia nymphii (LC057210)

Fig. 8.

Multiple sequence alignment of the three sequences of the ITS1-5.8s- ITS2 rDNA gene in this study aligned with Ascaridia galli (EF180058)
Multiple sequence alignment of the three sequences of the ITS1-5.8s- ITS2 rDNA gene in this study aligned with Ascaridia galli (EF180058)

Fig. 9.

Maximum likelihood tree of the three sequences of the ITS1-5.8s- ITS2 rDNA gene in the current study with other species downloaded from GenBank.
Maximum likelihood tree of the three sequences of the ITS1-5.8s- ITS2 rDNA gene in the current study with other species downloaded from GenBank.

Optimized cycling condition of Cox -1 gene_

PCR program of Cox -1
Hold1 Cycles35 Cycles1 CyclesCycles
Final ExtentionExtentionAnnelingDenaturationInitial DenaturationSTEP
4 C72 C72 C52 C95 C95 CTEMP
7 min45 sec1 min30 sec3 minTIME

List of primers used for PCR amplification of Ascaridia columbae_

Gene IDDirectionSequencingReferences
Cox-1Cox1-F5′-TGGTGGTTTAAGTGTTTGACTG-3′Hamzah. et al., 2020
Cox1-R5′-CCAACAACAAAGGCAACATT-3′
ITS1-5.8s-ITS2 rDNA regionPhysa-F5′-GCGAAC GGC TCA TTA TAA CA-3′Al Quraishy et al., 2020
Physa-R5′-AAT TTCACC TCT CAC GCA-3′

Optimized cycling condition of ITS1-5_8s-ITS2 rDNA gene_

PCR program of ITS1-5.8s-ITS2 rDNA
Hold1 Cycles35 Cycles1 CyclesCycles
Final ExtentionExtentionAnnelingDenaturationInitial DenaturationSTEP
4 C72 C72 C54 C95 C95 CTEMP
7 min1 min1 min30 sec3 minTIME
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2024-0018 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
Language: English
Page range: 174 - 183
Submitted on: Feb 4, 2024
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Accepted on: May 16, 2024
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Published on: Jul 16, 2024
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2024 M. A. Aldamigh, A. A. Alahmadi, I. M. Al-Turaiki, A. H. Hassan, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
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