Title:
Impact of Population Structure on Genetic Diversity of a Potential Vaccine Target in the Canine Hookworm (Ancylostoma caninum)

dc.contributor.author Moser, Jennifer M. en_US
dc.contributor.author Carbone, Ignazio en_US
dc.contributor.author Arasu, Prema en_US
dc.contributor.author Gibson, Greg en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename North Carolina State University. Dept. of Genetics en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2011-10-21T20:21:20Z
dc.date.available 2011-10-21T20:21:20Z
dc.date.issued 2007-08
dc.description © 2007 The American Society of Parasitologists en_US
dc.description DOI: 10.1645/GE-1096R.1 en_US
dc.description.abstract Ancylostoma caninum is a globally distributed canine parasitic nematode. To test whether positive selection, population structure, or both affect genetic variation at the candidate vaccine target Ancylostoma secreted protein 1 (asp-1), we have quantified the genetic variation in A. caninum at asp-1 and a mitochondrial gene, cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (cox-1), using the statistical population analysis tools found in the SNAP Workbench. The mitochondrial gene cox-1 exhibits moderate diversity within 2 North American samples, comparable to the level of variation observed in other parasitic nematodes. The protein coding portion for the C-terminal half of asp-1 shows similar levels of genetic variation in a Wake County, North Carolina, sample as cox-1. Standard tests of neutrality provide little formal evidence for selection acting on this locus, but haplotype networks for 2 of the exon regions have significantly different topologies, consistent with different evolutionary forces shaping variation at either end of a 1.3-kilobase stretch of sequence. Evidence for gene flow among geographically distinct samples suggests that the mobility of hosts of A. caninum is an important contributing factor to the population structure of the parasite. en_US
dc.identifier.citation Jennifer M. Moser, Ignazio Carone, Prema Arasu and Greg Gibson, "Impact of Population Structure on Genetic Diversity of a Potential Vaccine Target in the Canine Hookworm (Ancylostoma caninum)" The Journal of Parasitology, Vol. 93, No. 4 (Aug., 2007), pp. 796-805. en
dc.identifier.doi 10.1645/GE-1096R.1
dc.identifier.issn 0022-3395
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/41845
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.publisher.original American Society of Parasitologists
dc.subject Ancylostoma secreted protein en_US
dc.subject KST en_US
dc.subject Mitochondria en_US
dc.subject Gene flow en_US
dc.subject Test of neutrality en_US
dc.title Impact of Population Structure on Genetic Diversity of a Potential Vaccine Target in the Canine Hookworm (Ancylostoma caninum) en_US
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dc.type.genre Article
dc.type.genre Post-print
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local.contributor.author Gibson, Greg
local.contributor.corporatename College of Sciences
local.contributor.corporatename School of Biological Sciences
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