Resistance to ivermectin (IVM) in Haemonchus contortus has developed in many countries and its mechanism is still under investigation. P-glycoproteins (P-gp) are transmembrane proteins that can transport drugs out of cells. Researchers have found that there is polymorphism in a P-gp gene from H. contortus between IVM-selected and unselected worms. Three main P-gp polymorphs were identified, polymorph A was found to be related to IVM selection, while polymorphs B and X were associated with susceptibility. The purpose of this research is to investigate the genetic variations in P-glycoprotein that are associated with IVM selection or susceptibility in H. contortus. Total RNA and genomic DNA were extracted from individual male adult worms of IVM-selected and unselected strains of H. contortus. A fragment of the P-gp gene was amplified from the genomic DNA of individual worms and RFLP analysis was performed on the PCR product to genotype the corresponding worms. The homozygous worms that possessed polymorph A, B or X were identified.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.79203 |
| Date | January 2002 |
| Creators | Wang, Guanhua, 1970- |
| Contributors | Prichard, Roger (advisor), Beech, Robin (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (Institute of Parasitology.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001986192, proquestno: AAIMQ88328, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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