The morphology of the filaroid nematode Setaria tundra,the cause of peritonitis in reindeer Rangifer tarandus
Abstract In Finland during 2003–2005, large numbers of nematodes, tentatively identified as Setaria sp., were observed in the peritoneal cavity of reindeer Rangifer tarandus during a peritonitis outbreak associated with poor body condition. The morphology of worms recovered from slaughtered reindeer...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022149x07214099 2024-09-30T14:41:40+00:00 The morphology of the filaroid nematode Setaria tundra,the cause of peritonitis in reindeer Rangifer tarandus Nikander, S. Laaksonen, S. Saari, S. Oksanen, A. 2007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x07214099 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022149X07214099 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of Helminthology volume 81, issue 1, page 49-55 ISSN 0022-149X 1475-2697 journal-article 2007 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x07214099 2024-09-18T04:03:40Z Abstract In Finland during 2003–2005, large numbers of nematodes, tentatively identified as Setaria sp., were observed in the peritoneal cavity of reindeer Rangifer tarandus during a peritonitis outbreak associated with poor body condition. The morphology of worms recovered from slaughtered reindeer is described based on light and scanning electron microscopy. Worms were confirmed as belonging to the superfamily Filarioidea by the presence of microfilariae-producing females and the size and the shape of the male spicules. Further classification to the genus Setaria was based on the location of worms in the peritoneal cavity and the morphology of spicules and the peribuccal crown. The present measurements correlate with those in the description of Setaria tundra by Rajewsky (1929) and only minor differences were present compared with descriptions of key parts of identification of S. yehi from the American white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus and mule deer O. hemionus . Current morphological findings support our earlier studies employing a polymerase chain reaction and confirm the occurrence S. tundra in reindeer in Finland. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer tarandus Tundra Cambridge University Press Journal of Helminthology 81 1 49 55 |
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Abstract In Finland during 2003–2005, large numbers of nematodes, tentatively identified as Setaria sp., were observed in the peritoneal cavity of reindeer Rangifer tarandus during a peritonitis outbreak associated with poor body condition. The morphology of worms recovered from slaughtered reindeer is described based on light and scanning electron microscopy. Worms were confirmed as belonging to the superfamily Filarioidea by the presence of microfilariae-producing females and the size and the shape of the male spicules. Further classification to the genus Setaria was based on the location of worms in the peritoneal cavity and the morphology of spicules and the peribuccal crown. The present measurements correlate with those in the description of Setaria tundra by Rajewsky (1929) and only minor differences were present compared with descriptions of key parts of identification of S. yehi from the American white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus and mule deer O. hemionus . Current morphological findings support our earlier studies employing a polymerase chain reaction and confirm the occurrence S. tundra in reindeer in Finland. |
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Nikander, S. Laaksonen, S. Saari, S. Oksanen, A. The morphology of the filaroid nematode Setaria tundra,the cause of peritonitis in reindeer Rangifer tarandus |
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Nikander, S. Laaksonen, S. Saari, S. Oksanen, A. |
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The morphology of the filaroid nematode Setaria tundra,the cause of peritonitis in reindeer Rangifer tarandus |
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The morphology of the filaroid nematode Setaria tundra,the cause of peritonitis in reindeer Rangifer tarandus |
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The morphology of the filaroid nematode Setaria tundra,the cause of peritonitis in reindeer Rangifer tarandus |
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The morphology of the filaroid nematode Setaria tundra,the cause of peritonitis in reindeer Rangifer tarandus |
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The morphology of the filaroid nematode Setaria tundra,the cause of peritonitis in reindeer Rangifer tarandus |
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morphology of the filaroid nematode setaria tundra,the cause of peritonitis in reindeer rangifer tarandus |
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