Korean J Parasitol.
1999 Dec;37(4):237-241. 10.3347/kjp.1999.37.4.237.
A cytogenetic study on human intestinal trematodes of the genus Metagonimus (Digenea: Heterophyidae) in Korea
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- 1Department of Parasitology, College of Mediicine, Hallym University, Chunchon, Korea.
- KMID: 1715250
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.1999.37.4.237
Abstract
- In order to analyze chromosome numbers and karyotypes of intestinal trematodes belonging to the genus, Metagonimus, the gonad tissues of M. takahashii, M. miyatai, and M. yokogawai were prepared and examined. The number of bivalents in the first meiotic division of M. takahashii was nine (n = 9). The diploid number of M. miyatai was observed to be eighteen (2n = 18) and their chromosomes consisted of one pair of metacentric, 7 pairs of submetacentric, and one pair of telocentric chromosomes. The diploid number of M. yokogawai was thirty-two (2n = 32) and the chromosome complements were composed of two pairs of metacentric, 11 pairs of submetacentric, and three pairs of subtelocentric chromosomes. These results could be a supporting evidence for the validity of the new species, M. miyatai, distinct from M. yokogawai.
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