During 2016, 153 gulls, including 64 Larus fuscus and 89 Larus michahellis, were found crippled in south Portugal. They died in Wildlife Rehabilitation and Investigation Center-RIAS and were necropsied. Reighardia sternae infected 2 (3%, n = 64) L. fuscus and 4 (4%, n = 89) L. michahellis. Molecular analysis confirmed the morphological identification on the basis of total body length, maximum body width, length of anterior and posterior hooks, total length of oral apparatus, and other features of oral apparatus of R. sternae. Both sequenced individuals in this study displayed 100% sequence identity to R. sternae individuals obtained previously from Larus ridibundus in Spain and to Reighardia sp. from Larus belcheri in Peru. Reighardia sternae is reported here for the first time in L. michahellis and for the first time from Portugal.
- MeSH
- Bayesova věta MeSH
- Charadriiformes parazitologie MeSH
- konsenzuální sekvence MeSH
- nemoci ptáků parazitologie MeSH
- parazitární nemoci u zvířat parazitologie MeSH
- Pentastomida anatomie a histologie genetika fyziologie MeSH
- pravděpodobnostní funkce MeSH
- respirační komplex IV genetika MeSH
- ribozomální DNA chemie izolace a purifikace MeSH
- RNA ribozomální 18S genetika MeSH
- sekvence nukleotidů MeSH
- sekvenční seřazení MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Portugalsko MeSH
Thirty-two specimens of the Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti (Reptilia: Crocodylidae), from the Kruger National Park, South Africa, and its vicinity were examined for pentastomid parasites during 1995 to 1999 and 2010 to 2011. Pentastomid parasites occurred throughout the year and were widespread in the study area with an overall prevalence of 97% and an overall mean abundance of 23.4 (0-81). Pentastome assemblages comprised six species in three sebekid genera: Alofia nilotici Riley et Huchzermeyer, 1995, A. simpsoni Riley, 1994, Leiperia cincinnalis Sambon, 1922, Sebekia cesarisi Giglioli in Sambon, 1922, S. minor (Wedl, 1861) and S. okavangoensis Riley et Huchzermeyer, 1995. The possible influence of host age, gender and geographic location (river system) on pentastome prevalence, abundance and species richness was investigated. Generally, neither host age, gender nor locality did affect infracommunities, likely because all hosts examined were adult or subadult and displayed comparable foraging behaviour, resulting in similar exposure pathways to fish intermediate hosts. Additionally, the longevity of pentastomids would contribute to accumulative infections as hosts mature. Structuring of pentastome assemblages was observed in as far as S. minor was the dominant species based on overall prevalence and abundance, followed by the equally common species S. cesarisi and L. cincinnalis. With an overall prevalence ranging from 34% to 41% and relatively low abundances, A. nilotici, A. simpsoni and S. okavangoensis form the rarer component of pentastome communities.
- MeSH
- aligátoři a krokodýli parazitologie MeSH
- parazitární nemoci u zvířat epidemiologie parazitologie MeSH
- Pentastomida anatomie a histologie klasifikace MeSH
- prevalence MeSH
- veřejné parky MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Jihoafrická republika epidemiologie MeSH
WHO technical report series ; no. 637
107 s. : il., tab. ; 20 cm
- MeSH
- alergeny MeSH
- cestodózy diagnóza klasifikace prevence a kontrola přenos terapie MeSH
- členovci imunologie patogenita MeSH
- infekce červy třídy Trematoda diagnóza klasifikace prevence a kontrola přenos terapie MeSH
- infekční lékařství metody MeSH
- infestace ektoparazity prevence a kontrola přenos terapie MeSH
- nematodózy diagnóza klasifikace prevence a kontrola přenos terapie MeSH
- parazitární nemoci MeSH
- Pentastomida imunologie patogenita MeSH
- protozoální infekce diagnóza klasifikace prevence a kontrola přenos terapie MeSH
- zoonózy klasifikace patologie prevence a kontrola přenos terapie MeSH
- Konspekt
- Patologie. Klinická medicína
- NLK Obory
- infekční lékařství
- parazitologie
- NLK Publikační typ
- publikace WHO