Identification of Parelaphostrongylus odocoilei (Nematoda: Protostrongylidae) First-Stage Larvae in the Feces of Gray Wolves (Canis lupus) by Molecular Methods

• Main Authors: Bryan, Heather M., Sim, Kathrin A., Darimont, Chris T., Paquet, Paul C., Wagner, Brent, Muñoz-Fuentes, Violeta, Smits, Judit E., Chilton, Nell B.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: WBI Studies Repository 2010
• Subjects: accidental parasite; Canis lupus; dorsal-spined nematode larvae; gray wolf; Parelaphostrongylus odocoilei; PCR-based methods; single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP); Animal Studies; Other Animal Sciences; Veterinary Preventive Medicine; Epidemiology; and Public Health; Canada; British Columbia
• Online Access: https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/parasi/1; https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=parasi

First-stage nematode larvae with a dorsal-spine (DSL) were detected in five of 1,565 fecal samples from gray wolves (Canis lupus) collected in British Columbia, Canada, between 2005 and 2008. Molecular techniques were used to identify the DSL because it was not possible to determine their species id...