Eutrichophilus cordiceps Mjöberg, 1910 (Ischnocera: Trichodectidae) in Spiny Tree Porcupines (Coendou villosus): New locality records and the first molecular evidence of association with Bartonella sp.
Parasitol Int
; 100: 102876, 2024 Jun.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38438077
ABSTRACT
The chewing louse genus Eutrichophilus Mjöberg has 19 species only associated with porcupines (Rodentia Erethizontidae). Of these species, E. cercolabes, E. cordiceps, E. emersoni, E. minor, E. moojeni, and E. paraguayensis have been recorded in Brazil. In the present study, we report E. cordiceps for the first time in the São Paulo State (Bauru Municipality) and for the second time in the Santa Catarina State (Lages Municipality), providing scanning electron images and light microscopy for the eggs, as well as the first molecular data (18S rRNA) for the genus. Additionally, Bartonella sp. was detected for the first time in this chewing lice species.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Rodent Diseases
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Bartonella
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Bird Diseases
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Porcupines
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Ischnocera
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Parasitol Int
Journal subject:
PARASITOLOGIA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article