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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Schistosoma kisumuensis n. sp. (Digenea: Schistosomatidae) from murid rodents in the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya and its phylogenetic position within the S. haematobium species group
Parasitology, Volume 136, No. 9, Year 2009
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Description
Schistosoma kisumuensis n. sp. is described based on 6 adult males and 2 adult females collected from the circulatory system of 3 murid rodent species, Pelomys isseli, Mastomys natalensis, and Dasymys incomtus. Specimens were collected from a single location, Nyabera Swamp, in Kisumu, Kenya in the Lake Victoria Basin. This new species is morphologically similar to members of the S. haematobium group, currently represented by 8 species parasitizing artiodactyls and primates, including humans. Schistosoma kisumuensis differs from these species by producing relatively small Schistosoma intercalatum-like eggs (1352529 m) with a relatively small length to width ratio (255). Comparison of approximately 3000-base-pair sequences of nuclear rDNA (partial 28S) and mtDNA (partial cox1, nad6, 12S) strongly supports the status of S. kisumuensis as a new species and as a sister species of S. intercalatum. The cox1 genetic distance between these two species (63%) is comparable to other pairwise comparisons within the S. haematobium group. Separation of the Congo River and Lake Victoria drainage basins is discussed as a possible factor favoring the origin of this species. © 2009 Cambridge University Press.
Authors & Co-Authors
Hanelt, Ben
United States, Albuquerque
The University of new Mexico
Brant, Sara Vanessa
United States, Albuquerque
The University of new Mexico
Steinauer, Michelle L.
United States, Albuquerque
The University of new Mexico
Maina, Geoffrey
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Kinuthia, Joseph M.
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Agola, Lelo Eric
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Mwangi, Ibrahim Ndungu
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Mungai, Benjamin N.
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Mutuku, Martin W.
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Mkoji, Gerald M.
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Loker, Eric Samuel
United States, Albuquerque
The University of new Mexico
Statistics
Citations: 22
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S003118200900643X
e-ISSN:
14698161
Research Areas
Cancer
Genetics And Genomics
Study Locations
Congo
Kenya
Participants Gender
Female