Molecular identification of Taenia serialis coenurosis in a wild Ethiopian gelada (Theropithecus gelada).
Vet Parasitol
; 198(1-2): 240-3, 2013 Nov 15.
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| ID: mdl-24050944
ABSTRACT
Since morphological identification of a larval Taeniid in geladas (Theropithecus gelada) has produced inconsistent results, genetic information is pivotal for species identification. Nuclear and mitochondrial DNA from a coenurus in a wild gelada were compared to published sequences from multiple Taeniid species, confirming the identification of this parasite as Taenia serialis. A demographic analysis finds age to be a strong predictor of coenuri. Tapeworms rarely employ primates as intermediate hosts, and the presence of T. serialis in a wild gelada population may indicate a substantial ecological shift in this parasite's life cycle.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Taenia
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Taeniasis
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Theropithecus
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Monkey Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
En
Journal:
Vet Parasitol
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article