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First Molecular Data of Gongylonema pulchrum (Rhabditida: Gongylonematidae) in European Fallow Deer Dama dama from Romania

Authors :
Dan-Cornel Popovici
Ana-Maria Marin
Ovidiu Ionescu
Maria Monica Florina Moraru
DurmuČ™ Alpaslan Kaya
Mirela Imre
Narcisa Mederle
Source :
Pathogens, Vol 13, Iss 2, p 175 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2024.

Abstract

Due to its adaptive versatility to numerous types of habitats, extremely diverse both in terms of composition and specificity, developed in various areas of the Western Plains of Romania, the European fallow deer (Dama dama) is a species with high ecological plasticity. In this area, the D. dama interacts with other species of wild fauna but also with numerous domestic animals, an important aspect in terms of the sanitary-veterinary status of animal populations, as well as the existence of a potential risk of infection with various species of parasites that can cause the D. dama specimens to obtain certain diseases and even zoonoses. A total of 133 esophagi from D. dama have been examined for helminths. Of the 133 esophagus samples from D. dama, nematodes of the genus Gongylonema were identified in 25 (18.80%). Sequencing revealed that the nematode identified in the samples was 99% similar to the sequence of Gongylonema pulchrum (GenBank no. LC026018.1, LC388754.1, AB646061). The present research is the first report of the nematode G. pulchrum from D. dama in Romania.

Subjects

Subjects :
G. pulchrum
D. dama
Romania
Medicine

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20760817 and 46789030
Volume :
13
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Pathogens
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.87ba2dc29a4678903031f49f6b5454
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13020175