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ArticleThe Korean journal of parasitology2021

Occurrence of a Hybrid Between Taenia saginata and Taenia asiatica Tapeworms in Cambodia.

Taehee Chang, Bong-Kwang Jung, Sooji Hong, Hyejoo Shin, Seungwan Ryoo, Jeonggyu Lee, Keon Hoon Lee, Hansol Park, Keeseon S Eom, Virak Khieu and 3 more

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Article in The Korean journal of parasitology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Taehee ChangInstitute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion, Seoul 07649, Korea.
Bong-Kwang JungInstitute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion, Seoul 07649, Korea.
Sooji HongInstitute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion, Seoul 07649, Korea.
Hyejoo ShinInstitute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion, Seoul 07649, Korea.
Seungwan RyooInstitute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion, Seoul 07649, Korea.
Jeonggyu LeeInstitute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion, Seoul 07649, Korea.
Keon Hoon LeeInstitute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion, Seoul 07649, Korea.
Hansol ParkDepartment of Parasitology and Medical Research Institute, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju 28644, Korea.
Keeseon S EomDepartment of Parasitology and Medical Research Institute, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju 28644, Korea.
Virak KhieuNational Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Rekol HuyNational Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Woon-Mok SohnDepartment of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju 52727, Korea.
Jong-Yil ChaiInstitute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion, Seoul 07649, Korea.

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Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human infection with Taenia asiatica or a hybrid between Taenia saginata and T. asiatica has not been reported in Cambodia. We detected for the first time a hybrid form between T. saginata and T. asiatica in Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia. An adult tapeworm specimen, i.e., 75 cm long strobila without scolex, was expelled from a 27-year-old man after praziquantel medication and purging. It was morphologically indistinguishable between T. saginata and T. asiatica. Several proglottids were molecularly analyzed to confirm the tapeworm species. The mitochondrial gene encoding cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) and nuclear genes encoding elongation factor-1α (ef1) and ezrin-radixin-moesin (ERM)-like protein (elp) were sequenced, and a single-allele analysis was performed to confirm the haploid genotype. The results revealed that our sample showed a discrepancy between the mitochondrial and 2 nuclear genes. It possessed homozygous sequences typical of T. saginata at cox1 and ef1 loci. However, it was heterozygous at the elp locus, with 1 allele in T. asiatica (elpA) and 1 in T. saginata (elpC), which indicates that it is a hybrid between T. saginata and T. asiatica. The present results confirmed the presence of a hybrid between T. saginata and T. asiatica in Cambodia and strongly suggest the existence of also 'pure' T. asiatica in Cambodia.

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AdultAnimalsCambodiaChimeraElectron Transport Complex IVHaploidyHelminth ProteinsHumansMalePhylogenyTaeniaTaenia saginataTaeniasisElectron Transport Complex IVHelminth Proteinsallelic studyCambodiahybridTaenia asiaticaTaenia saginata

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