Genetic polymorphism of merozoite surface protein-1 and merozoite surface protein-2 in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from children in South of Benin

Parasite

and Achille Massougbodji¹  Tatiana Hountohotegbe²  Pancras Elegbe²  Olivia Garba²  Elsa Topanou²  Nicaise Ndam²  Dorothée Kinde Gazard²  Aurore Ogouyèmi-Hounto² 

[1] Unité d’Enseignement et de Recherche en Parasitologie-Mycologie de la Faculté des Sciences de la Santé,01BP188 Cotonou,Bénin;Laboratoire du Centre de Lutte Intégrée contre le Paludisme,01BP188 Cotonou,Bénin

关键词: Plasmodium falciparum;    Merozoite surface protein;    Genotyping;    Benin;   

Others  :  808481
DOI  :  doi:10.1051/parasite/2013039

 received in 2013-07-17, accepted in 2013-10-06,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this study was to determine the genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum by analyzing the polymorphism of the msp-1 and msp-2 genes and the multiplicity of infection in children with uncomplicated malaria in southern Benin. Blood samples of children with fever or history of fever with thick smear positive P. falciparum were collected on filter paper. After extraction of DNA by Chelex®, the samples underwent nested PCR. 93 isolates from children were genotyped. For the msp-1 gene, the K1 and R033 sequences were the most represented in the study population with 85.2% and 83% prevalence, respectively. Regarding the msp-2 gene, the FC27 family was more highly represented with 99% prevalence against 81.5% for 3D7. Mixed infections accounted for 80.4% of the samples. Twenty-five alleles were identified for msp-1 and 28 for msp-2. Fourteen and ten alleles belonged to the K1 (100–500 bp) and MAD20 (100–500 bp) families, respectively. The RO33 sequence did not show any polymorphism, with only one variant (160 bp) detected. The msp-2 gene was present as 16 FC27 family fragments (250–800 bp) and 12 of the 3D7 family (350–700 bp). The multiplicity of infection was estimated at 3.8 for msp-1 and 3.9 for msp-2 with 77 (87.5%) and 84 (91.3%) samples harboring more than one parasite genotype for msp-1 and msp-2, respectively. The multiplicity of infection (MOI) was influenced neither by age nor by parasite density. This study shows a significant diversity of P. falciparum in southern Benin with an MOI unaffected by age or by parasite density.

【 授权许可】

   
© A. Ogouyèmi-Hounto et al., published by EDP Sciences, 2013

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