The mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) as intermediate host for Sarcocystis wobeseri sp. nov. from the barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)

Morphometric and DNA investigation results of Sarcocystis wobeseri sp. nov. from the barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) and Sarcocystis sp. (cyst type IV) from the mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) are presented. No significant morphometric differences between the investigated Sarcocystis species wer...

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Published in:Parasitology Research
Main Authors: Kutkienė, Liuda, Prakas, Petras, Sruoga, Aniolas, Butkauskas, Dalius
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Mallard duck
Sarcocystis
Goose
info:eu-repo/classification/udc/57
Barnacle goose
Branta leucopsis
Online Access:http://vdu.lvb.lt/VDU:ELABAPDB4582551&prefLang=en_US
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Summary:Morphometric and DNA investigation results of Sarcocystis wobeseri sp. nov. from the barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) and Sarcocystis sp. (cyst type IV) from the mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) are presented. No significant morphometric differences between the investigated Sarcocystis species were found. ITS-1, 18S rRNA, and 28S rRNA gene sequences of these species showed 100% identity. The conclusion is drawn that it is one and the same Sarcocystis species in different intermediate hosts.

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