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Genetic Differentiation of Carassius Auratus and C. Cuvieri by The e Rese tur arc ul h c & a u D q e A v e f l o o Kang et al., J Aquac Res Development 2014, 5:3 l p a m n Journal of Aquaculture r e u n o t DOI: 10.4172/2155-9546.1000231 J ISSN: 2155-9546 Research & Development Research Article OpenOpen Access Access Genetic Differentiation of Carassius auratus and C. cuvieri by the Cytochrome C Oxidase I Gene Analysis Jung-Ha Kang*, Eun-Soo Noh, Jae-Hyun Lim, Hyeung-Kyun Han, Bong-Seok Kim, and Sang-Ku Lim Biotechnology Research Division, NFRDI, Busan 619-705, Republic of Korea Abstract It is estimated that 27 bony fish species have been introduced into Korean freshwaters for aquaculture and the enhancement of fishery resources. Among them, Carassius cuvieri has completely adapted and is widely distributed throughout Korean freshwater ecosystems. In this study we investigated the genetic relationship between C. cuvieri and the closely related native crucian carp species Carassius auratus. Nucleotide sequence variation within the mtDNA cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) gene was used to study the genetic divergence and phylogenetic relationships among the species and to identify their taxonomic status in the family Cyprinidae. We compared partial COI gene sequences (630 base pairs) from three populations of C. auratus and three populations of C. cuvieri. A total of 46 variable sites were identified from 163 individuals, yielding 23 haplotypes. The two species showed very close genetic relationship with 95% sequence identity in the COI gene, the frequency and distribution of haplotypes showed clear separation, suggesting divergent evolution of these two species. Therefore, despite the morphological similarity and phylogenetic closeness, the populations of these two species should be regarded as separate management units in the ongoing recovery program. Keywords: Carp; CO1; Genetic differentiation; Hybrid; Triploid In order to overcome the limitations in the morphological identification of Carassius species, molecular genetic markers, such as Introduction random amplified polymorphic DNA [17], microsatellite DNA [18,19], Although the introduction of exotic species to aquatic ecosystems and partial sequences of mitochondrial DNA [20-22] have been used for can result in many problems, including habitat alternation, the the identification of species, ploidy, clonal lineages, and phylogenetic introduction of diseases and parasites, and hybridization with native relationships. Because of its small size, maternal inheritance, and species, 27 bony fish species have been introduced into Korean rapid rate of evolution, mtDNA is often used as a genetic marker in freshwaters for aquaculture and the enhancement of fishery resources. phylogenetic and evolutionary studies in vertebrates, including fish Among them, the Japanese crucian carp Carassius cuvieri, also known [23]. Within mtDNA, the control region (D-loop), cytochrome b gene, as the white crucian carp, was introduced from Japan in 1972. C. cuvieri and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene are most frequently has since completely adapted and is now widely distributed throughout used in animal molecular taxonomy and bioidentification studies [24]. the domestic freshwater ecosystems of Korea [1]. Japanese crucian carps into two species, C. cuvieri and C. auratus The classification of species in the genus Carassius is highly were classified [2], and others have confirmed this classification controversial due to the morphological similarity of the different using molecular markers [19,20,21]. Similarly, C. auratus, the species species; as a result, crucian carp are classified into either two or five endemic to Korea, and C. cuvieri, the exotic species, are two distinct species [2,3]. The species and their distributions in the five species species that live in Korean freshwaters. However, there has been no system are as follows: Carassius throughout most of Europe and study of the genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships among western Asia; Carassius langsdorfii and C. cuvieri in Japan; Carassius populations of the latter two species. Therefore, we investigated the auratus in China; and Carassius gibelio in Europe, Siberia, and East Asia patterns of sequence variation in the mtDNA COI gene region in the [2,4-6]. C. carassius is the only species that can be identified easily by crucian carp population to describe the genetic diversity and genetic its morphological characteristics [7]. The two-species system includes structure of the C. cuvieri and C. auratus populations. C. carassius, and many subspecies of C. auratus in different habitats and in geographical isolation: C. auratus auratus in China; C. auratus Materials and Methods gibelio in Europe and China; and another four subspecies, C. auratus Sampling and DNA extraction cuvieri, C. auratus grandoculis, C. auratus buergeri, and C. auratus langsdorfii in Japan [8,9]. In addition, many geographic populations C. auratus and C. cuvieri samples were collected from the have been reported in China [10-12]. In addition to the morphological similarity and the presence of subspecies, the identification of Carassius species is further complicated *Corresponding author: Jung-Ha Kang, Biotechnology Research Division, NFRDI, Busan 619-705, Republic of Korea, Tel: 82-51-720-2462; E-mail: by the occurrence of specimens with different ploidy levels. It was long [email protected] believed that C. gibelio and C. langsdorfii were triploid, in contrast to the other species, which were believed to be diploid, and ploidy Received March 18, 2014; Accepted April 21, 2014; Published April 03, 2014 level was used as an important characteristic in species identification Citation: Kang JH, Noh ES, Lim JH, Han HK, Kim BS, et al. (2014) Genetic [13]. However, diploidy has been observed within C. gibelio and C. Differentiation of Carassius auratus and C. cuvieri by the Cytochrome C Oxidase I Gene Analysis. J Aquac Res Development 5: 231 doi:10.4172/2155-9546.1000231 langsdorfii, and triploidy has recently been observed in C. auratus [3,14,15]. Also, the existence of hybrids between various Carassius Copyright: © 2014 Kang JH, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under species, such as hybrids between C. carassius and C. auratus, further the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and complicates species identification [16]. source are credited. J Aquac Res Development ISSN: 2155-9546 JARD, an open access journal Volume 5 • Issue 3 • 1000231 Citation: Kang JH, Noh ES, Lim JH, Han HK, Kim BS, et al. (2014) Genetic Differentiation of Carassius auratus and C. cuvieri by the Cytochrome C Oxidase I Gene Analysis. J Aquac Res Development 5: 231 doi:10.4172/2155-9546.1000231 Page 2 of 4 Yeongsan, Geum, and Nakdong rivers. Fishes were collected using by amplification with the primers HCO2198 and LCO1490. The nets and identified by morphology by a specialist. Among the fishes sequence, with the variable sites in bold, is shown in Figure 1. In the collected from the Yeongsan, Geum, and Nakdong rivers, the C. 46 polymorphic sites, transitions were observed at 40 sites, whereas auratus individuals numbered 45, 20, and 29, and the C. cuvieri transversions were detected at 6 sites. Based on the 46 variable sites, individuals numbered 28, 16, and 23, respectively. Fin tissues were 23 haplotypes were identified among the 163 individuals (Table 1). preserved in 100% ethanol at the sampling site, and then transported Haplotype 1 (Hap_1; GenBank number HQ960853) and haplotype to the laboratory for DNA extraction. Tissue (20 mg) was lysed in lysis 7 (Hap_7; GenBank number HQ536319.1) were the most frequently buffer (MFX-2000, Toyobo, Osaka, Japan) containing 20 mg/ml of observed sequences among C. auratus (47.3%) and C. cuvieri (62.8%), proteinase K, and then total DNA was extracted using a Mag Extractor respectively. In contrast, the frequencies of these two haplotypes in MFX-6100 automated DNA extraction system (Toyobo). opposite species were very low with the haplotype I and haplotype 7 frequency of 4.5% and 4.4% in C. cuvieri and C. auratus, respectively. mtDNA COI gene sequence amplification and analysis The Hap_1 sequences of C. auratus and the Hap_7 sequences of C. The HCO2198 and LCO1490 primers were used for the amplification cuvieri share 95% sequence identity. There was a clear difference in of a partial sequence of the COI gene [25]. PCR amplification was the haplotype frequencies for each species. Haplotypes 1, 3, 5, 9, and performed in 30-μl reaction mixtures containing 3 μl template DNA, 16 were dominant in C. auratus, each with frequencies above 10%. In 1 μl (10 pM/μ1) each of forward and reverse primers, 3 μl of 10× Taq contrast, in C. cuvieri, haplotypes 7, 11, and 13 had frequencies above PCR buffer, 2.4 μl of dNTP mixture (2.5 mm each), and 0.6 μl of Taq 10%. Therefore, there was no overlap of frequent haplotypes between DNA polymerase (5 U/μl) using a thermo cycler (PTC-220, Bio-Rad, the two species. However, haplotype 3 and 5 which were the main USA). The PCR conditions were as follows: 10 min at 94°C; 35 cycles of haplotype in C. auratus were present as minor haplotype in C. cuvieri 1 min at 94°C, 1 min at 51°C, and 1 min at 72°C; and a final extension from Yeongsan River. Similarly, haplotype 7, the other main haplotype of 5 min at 72°C. After confirmation of the PCR products on an agarose in C. cuvieri, was observed as a minor haplotype in C. auratus from gel, DNA fragments of approximately 630 base pairs were extracted Yeongsan River. Therefore, further investigation on the gene flow from the gel using the QIA quick PCR Purification Kit (Qiagen) and between Carassius species in Yeongsan River is necessary. sequenced with a 3130XL Genetic Analyzer (Applied Bio systems, Population genetic structure and relationships Foster City, CA, USA) using the Prism Big Dye Terminator Cycle Sequencing Kit.
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