Identification and intraspecific genetic diversity of Sarcocystis rileyi from ducks, Anas spp., in Lithuania and Finland

Prakas, Petras; Oksanen, Anti; Butkauskas, Dalius; Sruoga, Aniolas; Kutkienė, Liuda; Švažas, Saulius; Isomursu, Marja; Liaugaudaitė, S.

doi:10.1645/13-395.1

Use this url to cite publication: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12259/42923

Identification and intraspecific genetic diversity of Sarcocystis rileyi from ducks, Anas spp., in Lithuania and Finland

Type of publication

Straipsnis Web of Science ir Scopus duomenų bazėje / Article in Web of Science and Scopus database (S1)

Author(s)

Author	Affiliation
Prakas, Petras

Title

Identification and intraspecific genetic diversity of Sarcocystis rileyi from ducks, Anas spp., in Lithuania and Finland

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Is part of

The journal of parasitology. Lawrence, Kan. : American Society of Parasitologists, 2014, vol. 100, iss. 5

Date Issued

Date
2014

Publisher

Lawrence, Kan. : American Society of Parasitologists

Is Referenced by

Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science)

MEDLINE

Scopus

Extent

p. 657-661

URI

URI
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24766223
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12259/42923

DOI

10.1645/13-395.1

Field of Science

Keywords (en)

Abstract (en)

Macroscopic Sarcocystis cysts were detected in the muscles of 28 Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos), 1 Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope), and 1 Common Teal (Anas crecca) hunted in Lithuania and Finland. According to the sequences of the 18S rRNA gene, 28S rRNA gene, and ITS-1 region, the macrocysts examined from all 30 ducks belonged to Sarcocystis rileyi. This parasite was found in the Eurasian Wigeon and the Common Teal for the first time. All S. rileyi isolates examined were identical to each other and differed from 2 S. rileyi isolates previously reported from 2 Mallards from the United States only by 1 nucleotide substitution within the ITS-1 region.