Haya: The Saudi Journal of Life Sciences (SJLS)
Volume-4 | Issue-01 | 28-32
Original Research Article
Molecular Characterization of Fasciola isolates from Sheep and Goat, Based on ITS1 Region amplification, in District Mardan, Pakistan
Asma Waheed Qureshi, Zaib Ullah Khan
Published : Jan. 30, 2019
Abstract
To characterize, identified and precisely diagnose liver flukes genetic variability among population has great importance.
Several molecular techniques based on DNA have been applied to molecularly characterized Fasciola isolates, but there
is no data about genetic analysis of Fasciola isolates from District Mardan Pakistan. In current study Fasciola isolates of
sheep and goat collected from District Mardan of Pakistan were genetically analyzed by amplifying ITS1 gene of rDNA
through PCR technique. Band pattern of all isolates showed a single band of ~470bp in length indicating that there is no
variation in ITS1 region size between sheep and goat isolates. Sequencing analysis also confirmed nil variation.