Molecular identification of Sarcocystis lutrae in the European otter (Lutra lutra) and the European badger (Meles meles) from the Czech Republic
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-018-5793-y
Abstract: Muscular sarcosporidial infections by Sarcocystis lutrae (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) from the otter (Lutra lutra) and badger (Meles meles) (Carnivora: Mustelidae) were found in the Czech Republic. As part of a diversity evaluation of Sarcocystis in wild… read more here.
Keywords: otter lutra; badger; sarcocystis lutrae; badger meles ... See more keywords
Molecular identification of Sarcocystis lutrae (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) in muscles of five species of the family Mustelidae
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-018-5880-0
Abstract: Carnivores usually act as definitive hosts of Sarcocystis species. However, the number of reports on sarcocyst formation in musculature of predators is on the increase. In the present study, muscle samples of 68 mustelids collected… read more here.
Keywords: sarcocystis species; sarcocystis; sarcocystis lutrae; lutrae ... See more keywords
Molecular detection of Sarcocystis lutrae in the European badger (Meles meles) in Scotland
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DOI: 10.1017/s0031182017000762
Abstract: SUMMARY Neck samples from 54 badgers and 32 tongue samples of the same badgers (Meles meles), collected in the Lothians and Borders regions of Scotland, were tested using polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) directed against the… read more here.
Keywords: sarcocystis lutrae; molecular detection; detection sarcocystis; tongue samples ... See more keywords