<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The nematodes of the genus Baylisascaris are common intestinal parasites of sables (Martes (M.) zibellina kamtschadalica Birula, 1916) on the entire territory of Kamchatka peninsula. Partial sequences of Cox I mitochondrial gene were used for molecular characterization of these nematodes, which confirmed the identification based on morphological data as B. devosi Sprent, 1952. Phylogenetic relationships of this Baylisascaris species were also inferred from the ITS rDNA and LSU rDNA sequences. SEM images were provided for taxonomically important morphological features.</p></abstract>

The nematodes of the genus Baylisascaris are common intestinal parasites of sables (Martes (M.) zibellina kamtschadalica Birula, 1916) on the entire territory of Kamchatka peninsula. Partial sequences of Cox I mitochondrial gene were used for molecular characterization of these nematodes, which confirmed the identification based on morphological data as B. devosi Sprent, 1952. Phylogenetic relationships of this Baylisascaris species were also inferred from the ITS rDNA and LSU rDNA sequences. SEM images were provided for taxonomically important morphological features.

Molecular characterization of Baylisascaris devosi Sprent, 1952 (Ascaridoidea, Nematoda) from Kamchatka sables

Helminthologia

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The nematodes of the genus Baylisascaris are common intestinal parasites of sables (Martes (M.) zibellina kamtschadalica Birula, 1916) on the entire territory...

Molecular characterization of Baylisascaris devosi Sprent, 1952 (Ascaridoidea, Nematoda) from Kamchatka sables

Publié en ligne: 17 mai 2017

Pages: 105 - 112

Reçu: 06 oct. 2016

Accepté: 17 mars 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0015

Mots clés
Ascaridids, CoxI mtDNA, ITS rDNA, LSU rDNA, nucleotide differences, SEM

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Molecular characterization of Baylisascaris devosi Sprent, 1952 (Ascaridoidea, Nematoda) from Kamchatka sables

Publié en ligne: 17 mai 2017

Pages: 105 - 112

Reçu: 06 oct. 2016

Accepté: 17 mars 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0015

Mots clésAscaridids, CoxI mtDNA, ITS rDNA, LSU rDNA, nucleotide differences, SEM

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
Ascaridids, CoxI mtDNA, ITS rDNA, LSU rDNA, nucleotide differences, SEM