The Strongyloides (Nematoda) of sheep and the predominant Strongyloides of cattle form at least two different, genetically isolated populations

• Published in: Veterinary parasitology Vol. 157; no. 1; pp. 89 - 99
• Main Authors: Eberhardt, Alexander G., Mayer, Werner E., Bonfoh, Bassirou, Streit, Adrian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 20.10.2008; Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier
• Subjects: Africa - epidemiology; Africa, Northern - epidemiology; animal genetics; Animals; Base Sequence; biological nomenclature; Cattle; cattle diseases; Cattle Diseases - epidemiology; Cattle Diseases - parasitology; disease prevalence; DNA, Helminth - genetics; gastrointestinal nematodes; genetic variation; Genotype; geographical variation; Host specificity; host-parasite relationships; livestock; mixed infection; molecular epidemiology; Nematoda; Nematodes; Phylogeny; population genetics; Ruminantia; Sheep; sheep diseases; Sheep Diseases - epidemiology; Sheep Diseases - parasitology; species differences; Strongyloides; Strongyloides - classification; Strongyloides - genetics; Strongyloides papillosus; Strongyloides ratti; Strongyloides stercoralis; Strongyloides vituli; strongyloidiasis; Strongyloidiasis - epidemiology; Strongyloidiasis - parasitology; Strongyloidiasis - veterinary; Germany; Africa, Northern; Africa; Nematodes; Strongyloides vituli; Strongyloides papillosus; Host specificity

Strongyloides sp. (Nematoda) are very wide spread small intestinal parasites of vertebrates that can form a facultative free-living generation. Most authors considered all Strongyloides of farm ruminants to belong to the same species, namely Strongyloides papillosus (Wedl, 1856). Here we show that,...