Genetic diversity analysis of IVM resistant Haemonchus contortus in sheep in inner Mongolia of China
Abstract Haemonchus contortus is widely distributed in the world, which is seriously harmful to small ruminants and has serious resistance to common anthelmintics. Over time, the prevalence and intensity of host infection with this parasite have gradually increased, so it is necessary to study the p...
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| author | Yanmin Zhang Haifeng Wen Hao Zhang Hao Liu Lili Zhang Jing Lu Chagan Luo Mulan Chen Weijie Wu Wenlong Wang Yu Wang Chunxia Liu |
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| description | Abstract Haemonchus contortus is widely distributed in the world, which is seriously harmful to small ruminants and has serious resistance to common anthelmintics. Over time, the prevalence and intensity of host infection with this parasite have gradually increased, so it is necessary to study the phylogenetic and genetic changes of single anthelmintic resistant strains. This study is the first to analyze the genetic diversity and population structure about IVM-resistant H.contortus (L3,egg, adult, n = 30 ) in Inner Mongolia, China. The H.contortus were identified to IVM resistance and cultured by fecal egg count reduction test, larval development inhibition test and larval locomotor behaviour test. The complete sequence of ITS2 ( second internal transcribed spacer ) and partial sequence of nad4 ( nicotinamide dehydrogenase subunit 4 gene ) in L3, adult and egg were amplified. At the same time, compared with the ITS2 and nad4 partial sequences of H.contortus reported in NCBI database to carry out phylogenetic analysis and haplotype determination, so as to further study the variation and population genetic diversity of IVM-RR samples. The samples were identified as H.contortus resistant to IVM. Phylogenetic analyses of ITS2 of IVM-RR and other H.contortus showed that they were from the same branch, genetic relationship was close, the intraspecific was relatively conserved, and no significant correlation with AR. There was no significant difference between different stages of development of the samples. In addition, from the 30 nad4 gene sequences of IVM-RR samples obtained 13 haplotypes, and the 169th base site in 70% of the nad4 gene was mutated. The nucleotide diversity was 0.00623 and haplotype diversity was 0.926. IVM-RR compared with five countries’ H.contortus nad4, found that the genetic differentiation level of the IVM-RR population was relatively low with the China and Pakistan populations, and the Fixation index (Fst) were 0.10957 and 0.17262, respectively. The genetic differentiation levels with Bangladesh, Greece and France populations were higher, and the Fst values were 0.46978,0.61825 and 0.98101. Perhaps the population structure differentiation were correlated with regional localization and anthelmintic frequency treatment. In this report, we analyzed the genetic diversity and population differentiation of IVM resistant H.contortus at different developmental stages, and obtained resistant samples’ haplotypes, hoping to provide a new direction for the study of AR and vaccine research. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6d3e2f7dc6114d87a6d6eecfe1d19e8a2025-08-20T03:42:48ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-08-0115111510.1038/s41598-025-14909-wGenetic diversity analysis of IVM resistant Haemonchus contortus in sheep in inner Mongolia of ChinaYanmin Zhang0Haifeng Wen1Hao Zhang2Hao Liu3Lili Zhang4Jing Lu5Chagan Luo6Mulan Chen7Weijie Wu8Wenlong Wang9Yu Wang10Chunxia Liu11College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityHinggan league Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Technology Extension CentreHinggan league Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Technology Extension CentreHinggan league Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Technology Extension CentreCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityCollege of life science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityAbstract Haemonchus contortus is widely distributed in the world, which is seriously harmful to small ruminants and has serious resistance to common anthelmintics. Over time, the prevalence and intensity of host infection with this parasite have gradually increased, so it is necessary to study the phylogenetic and genetic changes of single anthelmintic resistant strains. This study is the first to analyze the genetic diversity and population structure about IVM-resistant H.contortus (L3,egg, adult, n = 30 ) in Inner Mongolia, China. The H.contortus were identified to IVM resistance and cultured by fecal egg count reduction test, larval development inhibition test and larval locomotor behaviour test. The complete sequence of ITS2 ( second internal transcribed spacer ) and partial sequence of nad4 ( nicotinamide dehydrogenase subunit 4 gene ) in L3, adult and egg were amplified. At the same time, compared with the ITS2 and nad4 partial sequences of H.contortus reported in NCBI database to carry out phylogenetic analysis and haplotype determination, so as to further study the variation and population genetic diversity of IVM-RR samples. The samples were identified as H.contortus resistant to IVM. Phylogenetic analyses of ITS2 of IVM-RR and other H.contortus showed that they were from the same branch, genetic relationship was close, the intraspecific was relatively conserved, and no significant correlation with AR. There was no significant difference between different stages of development of the samples. In addition, from the 30 nad4 gene sequences of IVM-RR samples obtained 13 haplotypes, and the 169th base site in 70% of the nad4 gene was mutated. The nucleotide diversity was 0.00623 and haplotype diversity was 0.926. IVM-RR compared with five countries’ H.contortus nad4, found that the genetic differentiation level of the IVM-RR population was relatively low with the China and Pakistan populations, and the Fixation index (Fst) were 0.10957 and 0.17262, respectively. The genetic differentiation levels with Bangladesh, Greece and France populations were higher, and the Fst values were 0.46978,0.61825 and 0.98101. Perhaps the population structure differentiation were correlated with regional localization and anthelmintic frequency treatment. In this report, we analyzed the genetic diversity and population differentiation of IVM resistant H.contortus at different developmental stages, and obtained resistant samples’ haplotypes, hoping to provide a new direction for the study of AR and vaccine research.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-14909-wHaemonchus contortusIVM-resistantITS-2 genenad4-geneGenetic variation |
| spellingShingle | Yanmin Zhang Haifeng Wen Hao Zhang Hao Liu Lili Zhang Jing Lu Chagan Luo Mulan Chen Weijie Wu Wenlong Wang Yu Wang Chunxia Liu Genetic diversity analysis of IVM resistant Haemonchus contortus in sheep in inner Mongolia of China Scientific Reports Haemonchus contortus IVM-resistant ITS-2 gene nad4-gene Genetic variation |
| title | Genetic diversity analysis of IVM resistant Haemonchus contortus in sheep in inner Mongolia of China |
| title_full | Genetic diversity analysis of IVM resistant Haemonchus contortus in sheep in inner Mongolia of China |
| title_fullStr | Genetic diversity analysis of IVM resistant Haemonchus contortus in sheep in inner Mongolia of China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Genetic diversity analysis of IVM resistant Haemonchus contortus in sheep in inner Mongolia of China |
| title_short | Genetic diversity analysis of IVM resistant Haemonchus contortus in sheep in inner Mongolia of China |
| title_sort | genetic diversity analysis of ivm resistant haemonchus contortus in sheep in inner mongolia of china |
| topic | Haemonchus contortus IVM-resistant ITS-2 gene nad4-gene Genetic variation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-14909-w |
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