PMID: 8604090Apr 1, 1996Paper

Use of RAPD-PCR to differentiate genetically defined lines of an intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni, Biomphalaria glabrata

The Journal of Parasitology
S E LarsonM Knight

Abstract

The genetic differentiation among several laboratory-maintained pedigree snail lines of Biomphalaria glabrata (with different susceptibility phenotypes to Schistosoma mansoni infection) was assessed with the random amplified polymorphic DNA method. Out of the 20 primers tested, 2 (OPA-01 and OPA-06) gave reproducible markers with either individual or bulked DNA samples from resistant (BS-90, 10-R2, LAC-line) and susceptible (M-line) snails. Arbitrary primer, OPA-01, amplification of BS-90 DNA identified a 180-bp strain-specific fragment and a 400-bp marker in the susceptible M-line stock. In the 10-R2 and LAC snail lines, OPA-01 specific markers of 200 bp and 550 bp were identified. Amplification with primer OPA-06 identified several major strain-specific markers in the BS-90 (150 bp, 400 bp, 800 bp) and M-line (1,100 bp) snails. The heritability of the RAPD markers was evaluated in progeny snails derived from a cross between the BS-90 and M-line stocks. Results showed that markers were inherited in a dominant or codominant fashion. The 1,100-bp M-line marker was inherited in all susceptible progeny snails analyzed.

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