Two New Species of Sarcocystis (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) Infecting the Wolverine (Gulo gulo) From Nunavut, Canada

Infection with Sarcocystis species is common in many species of animals, but it has not yet been reported in wolverines (Gulo gulo). Histological sections of tongues from 41 wolverines in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada, were examined for sarcocysts. Sarcocysts were found in 33 (80.4%) wolveri...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of parasitology 2010-10, Vol.96 (5), p.972-976
Hauptverfasser:	Dubey, J. P, Reichard, Mason V, Torretti, Luigi, Garvon, Jason M, Sundar, N, Grigg, M. E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal species Animals Apicomplexa Biological and medical sciences Bradyzoites Canis DNA DNA, Protozoan - chemistry DNA, Ribosomal - chemistry Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects General aspects and techniques. Study of several systematic groups. Models Gulo gulo Histology Infections Invertebrates Male Mammalia Microscopy, Electron, Transmission - veterinary Mustelidae - parasitology Nunavut Parasite hosts Parasites Parasitology Phylogenetics Polymerase chain reaction Protozoa Ribosomal DNA RNA, Ribosomal, 18S - genetics Sarcocystidae Sarcocystis Sarcocystis - classification Sarcocystis - genetics Sarcocystis - ultrastructure Sarcocystosis - parasitology Sarcocystosis - veterinary Sarcocysts Sequence Alignment SYSTEMATICS-PHYLOGENETICS Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution
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Zusammenfassung:	Infection with Sarcocystis species is common in many species of animals, but it has not yet been reported in wolverines (Gulo gulo). Histological sections of tongues from 41 wolverines in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada, were examined for sarcocysts. Sarcocysts were found in 33 (80.4%) wolverines. Two structurally distinct types of sarcocysts were found. Type A sarcocysts were thin (
ISSN:	0022-3395 1937-2345
DOI:	10.1645/GE-2412.1