Universidad de las Americas (UDLA) Reports Findings in Veterinary Parasitology [First morphological and molecular description of the ciliate protozoa Buxtonella sulcata (Ciliophora, Vestibuliferida) in cattle in Chile].

A recent study conducted by Universidad de las Americas (UDLA) in Chile identified the ciliate protozoa Buxtonella sulcata in cattle for the first time in the country. The research involved morphological and molecular analysis of fecal samples from cattle in different regions of Chile, confirming the presence of B. sulcata through DNA sequencing. This groundbreaking study sheds light on the distribution and impact of this protozoan in cattle populations in Chile, contributing valuable insights to the field of Veterinary Parasitology. [Extracted from the article]