Morphological and molecular characterisation of the nematode parasite Graphidioides affinis (Secernentea: Trichostrongylidae) in Patagonian maras, Dolichotis patagonum, kept in a zoo in Sofia, Bulgaria
Patagonian maras, rodents endemic to South America, are classified as a near-threatened species. Various factors affect their health including parasitic diseases. The aim of this study was to perform morphometric, molecular and phylogenetic characterisation of one such parasitic disease agent, the n...
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| author | Panayotova-Pencheva Mariana Laskowski Zdzisław Pyziel Anna Maria |
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| description | Patagonian maras, rodents endemic to South America, are classified as a near-threatened species. Various factors affect their health including parasitic diseases. The aim of this study was to perform morphometric, molecular and phylogenetic characterisation of one such parasitic disease agent, the nematode Graphidioides affinis, specimens of which were found in captive Patagonian maras. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7ea0d3f03a344875846ab33f65f91f7c2025-08-20T02:13:56ZengSciendoJournal of Veterinary Research2450-86082024-08-0168336337110.2478/jvetres-2024-0045Morphological and molecular characterisation of the nematode parasite Graphidioides affinis (Secernentea: Trichostrongylidae) in Patagonian maras, Dolichotis patagonum, kept in a zoo in Sofia, BulgariaPanayotova-Pencheva Mariana0Laskowski Zdzisław1Pyziel Anna Maria21Institute of Experimental Morphology, Pathology and Anthropology with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113Sofia, Bulgaria2Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-776Warsaw, Poland2Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-776Warsaw, PolandPatagonian maras, rodents endemic to South America, are classified as a near-threatened species. Various factors affect their health including parasitic diseases. The aim of this study was to perform morphometric, molecular and phylogenetic characterisation of one such parasitic disease agent, the nematode Graphidioides affinis, specimens of which were found in captive Patagonian maras.https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2024-0045dolichotis patagonumgraphidioides affinismorphometrymolecular dataphylogenetic analysis |
| spellingShingle | Panayotova-Pencheva Mariana Laskowski Zdzisław Pyziel Anna Maria Morphological and molecular characterisation of the nematode parasite Graphidioides affinis (Secernentea: Trichostrongylidae) in Patagonian maras, Dolichotis patagonum, kept in a zoo in Sofia, Bulgaria Journal of Veterinary Research dolichotis patagonum graphidioides affinis morphometry molecular data phylogenetic analysis |
| title | Morphological and molecular characterisation of the nematode parasite Graphidioides affinis (Secernentea: Trichostrongylidae) in Patagonian maras, Dolichotis patagonum, kept in a zoo in Sofia, Bulgaria |
| title_full | Morphological and molecular characterisation of the nematode parasite Graphidioides affinis (Secernentea: Trichostrongylidae) in Patagonian maras, Dolichotis patagonum, kept in a zoo in Sofia, Bulgaria |
| title_fullStr | Morphological and molecular characterisation of the nematode parasite Graphidioides affinis (Secernentea: Trichostrongylidae) in Patagonian maras, Dolichotis patagonum, kept in a zoo in Sofia, Bulgaria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morphological and molecular characterisation of the nematode parasite Graphidioides affinis (Secernentea: Trichostrongylidae) in Patagonian maras, Dolichotis patagonum, kept in a zoo in Sofia, Bulgaria |
| title_short | Morphological and molecular characterisation of the nematode parasite Graphidioides affinis (Secernentea: Trichostrongylidae) in Patagonian maras, Dolichotis patagonum, kept in a zoo in Sofia, Bulgaria |
| title_sort | morphological and molecular characterisation of the nematode parasite graphidioides affinis secernentea trichostrongylidae in patagonian maras dolichotis patagonum kept in a zoo in sofia bulgaria |
| topic | dolichotis patagonum graphidioides affinis morphometry molecular data phylogenetic analysis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2024-0045 |
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