Kral'ova I ; Spakulova M ;

Parasitol Res vol. 82 (6)   pp. 542-5, 1996

Parasitological Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice, Slovak Republic.

The intraspecific variability of Proteocephalus exiguus, a common fish cestode, was studied by the random amplified polymorphic DNA method. Isolates from four distant localities and four host species were investigated using eight arbitrary decamer oligonucleotides as primers. A relatively high variation of RAPD fingerprints from individual strobila was detected. The constant fragments observed in all isolates detected by eight primers characterized the species studied.

Animal ;  Cestoda: genetics ;  Cestode Infections: parasitology: veterinary ;  DNA,Helminth: analysis ;  Fish Diseases: parasitology ;  Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique ;  Support,Non-U.S.Gov't ;  Trout: parasitology ;  Variation (Genetics) ;  7280 ;