Molecular identification of Sarcocystis species in diaphragm muscle tissue of European mouflon (Ovis gmelini musimon) from Austria

• Published in: Parasitology research (1987) Vol. 120; no. 7; pp. 2695 - 2702
• Main Authors: Prakas, Petras, Rehbein, Steffen, Rudaitytė-Lukošienė, Eglė, Butkauskas, Dalius
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.07.2021; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Austria; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Cysts; Diaphragm; Diaphragm (Anatomy); digestion; DNA; goats; Health aspects; Immunology; Infection; Medical Microbiology; Microbiology; mouflon; muscle tissues; Ovis; Ovis gmelini; parasitology; Protozoology - Short Communication; Sarcocystis; Sarcocystis tenella; Sarcocysts; Sequence analysis; sheep; Species; Lithuania; Austria; Germany; Digestion; European mouflon; Molecular identification; Host specificity

Previous morphological studies suggested that mouflon may have sarcocysts similar to those of sheep. However, to date, no molecular-based studies of the species of Sarcocystis infecting mouflon have been done. The present study identified Sarcocystis species in diaphragm muscle samples from 20 Europ...