Wildlife genetics and disease: allozyme evolution in the wild boar (Sus scrofa) caused by a swine fever epidemy

Authors
Lang, S Pesson, B Klein, F Schreiber, A
Citation
S. Lang et al., Wildlife genetics and disease: allozyme evolution in the wild boar (Sus scrofa) caused by a swine fever epidemy, GEN SEL EVO, 32(3), 2000, pp. 303-310
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
GENETICS SELECTION EVOLUTION
ISSN journal
0999193X → ACNP
Volume
32
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
303 - 310
Database
ISI
SICI code
0999-193X(200005/06)32:3<303:WGADAE>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Enzyme polymorphism at 42 loci was compared before and after a major epidem y of swine fever in wild boars from northern Vosges (France). No change was observed in the 38 monomorphic loci, but allele frequencies at the phospho glucomutase locus PGM-2* changed significantly. Possible causes for this ob servation are discussed, and it appears that PGM-2 locus could be a genetic marker of resistance to this viral disease.