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Sarcocystis morae (Apicomplexa) in Fallow Deer ( Dama dama ) from Spain: Ultrastructure and New Host Record.
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The Journal of parasitology [J Parasitol] 2019 Oct; Vol. 105 (5), pp. 813-815. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Members of the genus Sarcocystis are frequently found infecting members of the family Cervidae. Although Sarcocystis species are generally host specific for their intermediate hosts, species in cervids appear to be less host specific. Here, we report fallow deer ( Dama dama ) as a new host for Sarcocystis morae , originally described from the red deer ( Cervus elaphus ). Tongues of 69 legally hunted animals in Spain were tested for sarcocysts, and the species were characterized by light microscopy, ultrastructurally and molecularly. Sarcocysts were identified in 66.7% of D. dama . Sarcocysts had thin (<2 μm thick) cyst wall with hair-like villar protrusions bifurcated at their tips resembling type 8a. Genetic sequences obtained for 18S rRNA and COI reached 99.6-100% and 97.9-98.7% similarity, respectively, to those of S. morae from the red deer. The present study provides new data concerning lower level of host specificity within Sarcocystis genus for cervids.
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- Animals
Electron Transport Complex IV genetics
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission veterinary
Mitochondria enzymology
Prevalence
RNA, Ribosomal, 18S genetics
Sarcocystis genetics
Sarcocystis isolation & purification
Sarcocystosis epidemiology
Sarcocystosis parasitology
Spain epidemiology
Tongue parasitology
Deer parasitology
Sarcocystis classification
Sarcocystis ultrastructure
Sarcocystosis veterinary
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1937-2345
- Volume :
- 105
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of parasitology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31660793