Protozoal macrocysts in the skeletal muscles of a mallard duck in Poland: the first recorded case

• Autorzy: Kalisinska E , Betlejewska K M , Schmidt M , Gozdzicka-Jozefiak A , Tomczyk G
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Sarcocystosis of wild ducks, relatively common in North America, has hitherto been recorded only three times in Europe. The present study yielded a single case of macroscopically detected sarcocysts in the skeletal muscles of a mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). This finding constitutes the first such record in Poland. A PCR technique was used for identification of the parasite from sarcocysts. The results obtained suggest that the sarcocysts were produced by protozoans, which were the most closely related to Frenkelia glareoli and Sarcocystis neurona (homology of the nucleotide sequences was 96.6% in both cases).

Słowa kluczowe

EN

parasite; Sarcocystis; duck; mallard; Poland; Anas platyrhynchos; protozoan macrocyst; wild duck; sarcocystosis; skeletal muscle

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Parasitologica
• Rocznik: 2003
• Tom: 48
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.1-5,fig.

Twórcy

autor

Kalisinska E

• Department of Zoology, Agricultural University, 20 Doktora Judyma Street, 71-466 Szczecin, Poland

autor

Betlejewska K M

• Department of Zoology, Agricultural University, 20 Doktora Judyma Street, 71-466 Szczecin, Poland

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Schmidt M

• Department of Molecular Virology, Adam Mickiewicz University, 5 Międzychodzka Street, 60-371 Poznań

autor

Gozdzicka-Jozefiak A

• Department of Molecular Virology, Adam Mickiewicz University, 5 Międzychodzka Street, 60-371 Poznań

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Tomczyk G

• National Veterinary Research Institute, Al. Partyzantów 57, 24-100 Puławy, Poland

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