Echinococcus multilocularis in Svalbard, Norway: Microsatellite genotyping to investigate the origin of a highly focal contamination
Echinococcus multilocularis is a threatening cestode involved in the human alveolar echinococcosis. The parasite, mainly described in temperate regions of the Northern hemisphere was described for the first time in 1999 in the High Arctic Svalbard archipelago, Norway. The origin of this contaminatio...
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ftunivzuerich:oai:www.zora.uzh.ch:73159 2024-06-23T07:48:06+00:00 Echinococcus multilocularis in Svalbard, Norway: Microsatellite genotyping to investigate the origin of a highly focal contamination Knapp, J Staebler, S Bart, J M Stien, A Yoccoz, N G Drögemüller, C Gottstein, B Deplazes, P 2012 application/pdf https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/73159/ https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/73159/1/Knapp_et_al.,_Infect_Genet_Evol_12_%282012%29.pdf https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-73159 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2012.03.008 eng eng Elsevier https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/73159/1/Knapp_et_al.,_Infect_Genet_Evol_12_%282012%29.pdf doi:10.5167/uzh-73159 doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2012.03.008 urn:issn:1567-1348 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Knapp, J; Staebler, S; Bart, J M; Stien, A; Yoccoz, N G; Drögemüller, C; Gottstein, B; Deplazes, P (2012). Echinococcus multilocularis in Svalbard, Norway: Microsatellite genotyping to investigate the origin of a highly focal contamination. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 12(6):1270-1274. Institute of Parasitology 570 Life sciences biology 610 Medicine & health 600 Technology Journal Article PeerReviewed info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2012 ftunivzuerich https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-7315910.1016/j.meegid.2012.03.008 2024-06-12T00:26:58Z Echinococcus multilocularis is a threatening cestode involved in the human alveolar echinococcosis. The parasite, mainly described in temperate regions of the Northern hemisphere was described for the first time in 1999 in the High Arctic Svalbard archipelago, Norway. The origin of this contamination could be due to an anthropogenic introduction from mainland Europe by domestic dogs or with the introduction of the sibling vole, perhaps from mainland Russia (St. Petersburg area), or with roaming Arctic foxes, known as the main definitive host of the parasite in Arctic regions. The genetic diversity of E. multilocularis in Svalbard was investigated here for the first time by genotyping using EmsB microsatellite and compared to other genotyped populations in the main worldwide endemic areas. We found low polymorphism amongst the 27 metacestode isolates from sibling voles trapped in the core of the distribution area of the vole on Svalbard. E. mutilocularis Arctic populations, using the Arctic fox as the definitive host, were genetically separated from European temperate populations that use the red fox, but closely related to St. Lawrence Island samples from Alaska. The result is inconsistent with the hypothesis of an anthropogenic introduction from mainland Europe, but can be seen as consistent with the hypothesis that Arctic foxes introduced E. multilocularis to Svalbard. Article in Journal/Newspaper Archipelago Arctic Fox Arctic St Lawrence Island Svalbard Alaska sibling vole University of Zurich (UZH): ZORA (Zurich Open Repository and Archive Arctic Lawrence Island ENVELOPE(-103.718,-103.718,56.967,56.967) Norway Svalbard Svalbard Archipelago |
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Institute of Parasitology 570 Life sciences biology 610 Medicine & health 600 Technology Knapp, J Staebler, S Bart, J M Stien, A Yoccoz, N G Drögemüller, C Gottstein, B Deplazes, P Echinococcus multilocularis in Svalbard, Norway: Microsatellite genotyping to investigate the origin of a highly focal contamination |
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Echinococcus multilocularis is a threatening cestode involved in the human alveolar echinococcosis. The parasite, mainly described in temperate regions of the Northern hemisphere was described for the first time in 1999 in the High Arctic Svalbard archipelago, Norway. The origin of this contamination could be due to an anthropogenic introduction from mainland Europe by domestic dogs or with the introduction of the sibling vole, perhaps from mainland Russia (St. Petersburg area), or with roaming Arctic foxes, known as the main definitive host of the parasite in Arctic regions. The genetic diversity of E. multilocularis in Svalbard was investigated here for the first time by genotyping using EmsB microsatellite and compared to other genotyped populations in the main worldwide endemic areas. We found low polymorphism amongst the 27 metacestode isolates from sibling voles trapped in the core of the distribution area of the vole on Svalbard. E. mutilocularis Arctic populations, using the Arctic fox as the definitive host, were genetically separated from European temperate populations that use the red fox, but closely related to St. Lawrence Island samples from Alaska. The result is inconsistent with the hypothesis of an anthropogenic introduction from mainland Europe, but can be seen as consistent with the hypothesis that Arctic foxes introduced E. multilocularis to Svalbard. |
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Knapp, J Staebler, S Bart, J M Stien, A Yoccoz, N G Drögemüller, C Gottstein, B Deplazes, P |
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Knapp, J Staebler, S Bart, J M Stien, A Yoccoz, N G Drögemüller, C Gottstein, B Deplazes, P |
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Echinococcus multilocularis in Svalbard, Norway: Microsatellite genotyping to investigate the origin of a highly focal contamination |
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Echinococcus multilocularis in Svalbard, Norway: Microsatellite genotyping to investigate the origin of a highly focal contamination |
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Echinococcus multilocularis in Svalbard, Norway: Microsatellite genotyping to investigate the origin of a highly focal contamination |
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Echinococcus multilocularis in Svalbard, Norway: Microsatellite genotyping to investigate the origin of a highly focal contamination |
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Echinococcus multilocularis in Svalbard, Norway: Microsatellite genotyping to investigate the origin of a highly focal contamination |
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echinococcus multilocularis in svalbard, norway: microsatellite genotyping to investigate the origin of a highly focal contamination |
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Elsevier |
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2012 |
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https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/73159/ https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/73159/1/Knapp_et_al.,_Infect_Genet_Evol_12_%282012%29.pdf https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-73159 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2012.03.008 |
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Archipelago Arctic Fox Arctic St Lawrence Island Svalbard Alaska sibling vole |
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Archipelago Arctic Fox Arctic St Lawrence Island Svalbard Alaska sibling vole |
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Knapp, J; Staebler, S; Bart, J M; Stien, A; Yoccoz, N G; Drögemüller, C; Gottstein, B; Deplazes, P (2012). Echinococcus multilocularis in Svalbard, Norway: Microsatellite genotyping to investigate the origin of a highly focal contamination. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 12(6):1270-1274. |
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