Isospora similisi recovered from a new host, Saltator aurantiirostris, with supplementary molecular data and notes on its taxonomy and distribution in the Neotropical region

• Published in: Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria Vol. 33; no. 3; p. e011324
• Main Authors: Maronezi, Carla, Ortúzar-Ferreira, Carlos Nei, Oliveira, Mariana de Souza, Cepeda, Patrícia Barizon, Lima, Viviane Moreira de, Berto, Bruno Pereira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Brazil Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária 2024; Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
• Subjects: Animal Distribution; Animals; Brazil; Coccidia; Isospora - classification; Isospora - genetics; Isospora - isolation & purification; Itatiaia National Park; oocysts; Original; PARASITOLOGY; Phylogeny; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S - genetics; sequencing; taxonomy; VETERINARY SCIENCES; Brazil; Itatiaia National Park; oocysts; Coccídios; filogenia; oocistos; Coccidia; phylogeny; sequenciamento; taxonomy; taxonomia; Parque Nacional de Itatiaia; sequencing

This article reports on a golden-billed saltator Saltator aurantiirostris Vieillot, 1817, kept in captivity outside its natural distribution area, in the proximities of the Itatiaia National Park, as a new host for Isospora similisi Coelho, Berto, Neves, Oliveira, Flausino & Lopes, 2013. Additio...