Invasive American mink (Neovison vison) as potential definitive host of Sarcocystis elongata, S. entzerothi, S. japonica, S. truncata and S. silva using different cervid species as intermediate hosts

• Published in: Parasitology research (1987) Vol. 120; no. 6; pp. 2243 - 2250
• Main Authors: Prakas, Petras, Rudaitytė-Lukošienė, Eglė, Šneideris, Donatas, Butkauskas, Dalius
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2021; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Birds; Canidae; Capreolus capreolus; Cervus elaphus; Cervus nippon; compliance; Cytochrome-c oxidase; Deer; definitive hosts; Immunology; intermediate hosts; Intestine; intestines; Meat; Medical Microbiology; Microbiology; Mustela; Neovison vison; Oocysts; Oxidases; parasitology; Protozoology - Original Paper; Sarcocystis; Species; Sporocysts; Waste management; Lithuania; Cervidae; American mink; Definitive host; Molecular identification; Sarcocystis; cox1

Canids and scavenger birds were shown to act as definitive hosts of numerous Sarcocystis species using members of the Cervidae family as an intermediate host, whereas definitive hosts spreading closely related S . elongata , S . entzerothi , S . japonica , S . matsuoae , S . rangiferi , S . truncata...