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.

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

Type of publication

Straipsnis Clarivate Analytics Web of Science / Article in Clarivate Analytics Web of Science (S1)

Author(s)

Prakas, Petras	Gamtos tyrimų centras
Oksanen, Anti	Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira, Oulu, Finland
Butkauskas, Dalius	Gamtos tyrimų centras
Sruoga, Aniolas	Biologijos katedra / Department of Biology
Kutkienė, Liuda	Gamtos tyrimų centras
Švažas, Saulius	Gamtos tyrimų centras
Isomursu, Marja	Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira, Oulu, Finland
Liaugaudaitė, S.	Gamtos tyrimų centras

Title

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

Publisher

Lawrence, Kan. : American Society of Parasitologists

Date Issued

2014

Extent

p. 657-661

Is part of

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

Field of Science

Biologija / Biology (N010)

Keywords

Abstract

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.