First record and molecular identification of Toxocara cati in a Pallas’ cat Otocolobus manul from Kyrgyzstan

First record and molecular identification of Toxocara cati in a Pallas’ cat Otocolobus manul from Kyrgyzstan

In the present paper, we the report the first documented occurrence in the wild of Toxocara cati in the sole representative of the genus Otocolobus, the Pallas’ cat. The identity of the parasite was confirmed by morphological characteristics and by genetic barcoding of the second internal transcribe...

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Main Authors: Heddergott M., Uulu K. Zhumabai, Barashkova A.N., Frantz A.C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-09-01
Series:Helminthologia
Subjects:
Toxocara cati
New host species
Pallas` cat
Kyrgyzstan
barcoding
internal transcribed spacer 2
morphometrics
Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/helm.2016.53.issue-3/helmin-2016-0015/helmin-2016-0015.xml?format=INT

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