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

• Published in: Parasitology Research
• Main Authors: Kutkienė, Liuda, Prakas, Petras, Sruoga, Aniolas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Mallard duck; Sarcocystis; Goose; Straipsnis Clarivate Analytics Web of Science / Article in Clarivate Analytics Web of Science (S1); Biologija / Biology (N010); Barnacle goose; Branta leucopsis
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-1945-4

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 Gamtos mokslų fakultetas Gamtos tyrimų centras Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas