Genetic diversity of Giardia intestinalis populations in Colombia
Keywords:
Random amplified polymorphic DNA technique, Giardia lamblia, variation (Genetics), genetics, population
Abstract
Introduction. Giardia intestinalis is a protozoan parasite that causes a gastrointestinal infection known as giardiosis, which is transmitted primarily through fecal-oral contamination. Genetic studies of axenically cultivated Giardia isolates have identified two major genetic groups distributed throughout the world. In the present study 24 native strains of the parasite were analyzed by the RAPD technique (Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA).Objective. To determine the level of polymorphism and the complexity of Giardia intestinalis circulating strains in specific areas of Colombia.
Materials and methods. The RAPD method was used, as it allows for a quick, simple and reliable analysis that requires no prior knowledge of the genetics of the parasite. A RAPD analysis was conducted on native isolates collected in Colombia between 1997 and 2001, established in continuous cultures. Several primers were tested separately, in order to enhance the capacity for discrimination of the method.
Results. Of the 24 strains that were included in the study, 22 were arranged in independent clusters. The strains that were from the same geographic area and collected at about the same time, generally displayed highly similar but distinguishable RAPD patterns. Clones isolated from a strain were analyzed as well, and it was possible to differentiate them molecularly.
Conclusion. The studied strains showed to belong to genotype A .The results suggest that the Colombian strains studied consist of a heterogeneous mixture of closely related populations.
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18. Saitou N, Nei M. The neighbor-joining method: a new method for reconstructing phylogenetic trees. Mol Biol Evol 1987;4:406-25.
19. Gillin FD, Diamond LS. Clonal growth of Giardia lamblia trophozoites in a semisolid agarose medium. J Parasitol 1980;66:350-2.
20. Andrews RH, Chilton NB, Mayrhofer G. Selection of specific genotypes of Giardia intestinalis by growth in vitro and in vivo. Parasitology 1992;105:375-86.
21. Tibayrenc M, Kjellberg F, Ayala FJ. A clonal theory of parasitic protozoa: the population structures of Entamoeba, Giardia, Leishmania, Naegleria, Plasmodium, Trichomonas and Trypanosoma and their medical and taxonomical consequences. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1990;87:2414-8.
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23. Le Blancq SM, Korman SH, Van der Ploeg LH. Frequent rearrangements of rRNA-encoding chromosomes in Giardia lamblia. Nucl Acid Res 1991;19:4405-12.
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25. Meloni BB, Lymbery AJ, Thompson RC. Genetic characterization of isolates of Giardia duodenalis by enzyme electrophoresis: implications for reproductive biology, population structure, taxonomy and epidemiology. J Parasitol 1995;81:368-83.
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Ravid Z, Duque S, Arévalo A, Nicholls RS, Wasserman M. Genetic diversity of Giardia intestinalis populations in Colombia. Biomed. [Internet]. 2007 Mar. 1 [cited 2025 Apr. 7];27(1):34-41. Available from: https://revistabiomedicaorg.biteca.online/index.php/biomedica/article/view/231
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