Highly repeated short DNA sequences in the genome of Schistosoma mansoni recognized by a species-specific probe

Joseph Hamburger*, Tikva Turetski, Irit Kapeller, Robert Deresiewicz

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Abstract

A cloned 0.64-kb DNA sequence of Schistosoma mansoni contains 121-bp tandem repeats and comprises at least 12% of the schistosomal genome of both sexes. It exhibits a high degree of species specificity upon hybridization with Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma magrebowiei DNA, and could detect with high sensitivity schistosomal DNA sequences in infected snails.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)73-80
Number of pages8
JournalMolecular and Biochemical Parasitology
Volume44
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1991

Keywords

  • DNA probe
  • Repeated DNA
  • Schistosoma mansoni
  • Species identification

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