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Accipiter Hawks (Accipitridae) Confirmed as Definitive Hosts of Sarcocystis Turdusi, Sarcocystis Cornixi and Sarcocystis sp. ex Phalacrocorax Carbo (2016)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Mayr, Sylvia L

Maier, Kristina

Müller, Jana

Enderlein, Dirk

Gruber, Achim D (WE 12)

Lierz, Michael

Quelle

Parasitology research

Bandzählung: 115

Heftzählung: 8

Seiten: 3041 – 3047

ISSN: 0932-0113

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

DOI: 10.1007/s00436-016-5059-5

Pubmed: 27083188

Kontakt

Institut für Tierpathologie

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14163 Berlin
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pathologie@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

Sarcocystis is a large genus of protozoan parasites with complex heteroxenous life cycles. For many species, either the intermediate or the definitive host is still unknown. In this study, 116 Accipiter hawks (Eurasian sparrowhawks and northern goshawks) were investigated for the presence of Sarcocystis spp. in their intestinal tract or their faeces. To gain a wide distribution, samples were collected throughout Germany within 2 years. It was possible to detect Sarcocystis-like oocysts in 65 samples. Sequencing of the ITS region or species-specific PCR identified 33 samples as Sarcocystis turdusi/Sarcocystis sp. ex A. nisus (18), Sarcocystis calchasi (6), Sarcocystis columbae (3), Sarcocystis cornixi (3) and Sarcocystis sp. ex Phalacrocorax carbo (3). Besides the known infestation with S. columbae, S. sp. ex A. nisus and S. calchasi the Accipiter hawks were thereby confirmed as definitive host of S. turdusi, S. cornixi and S. sp. ex Phalacrocorax carbo for the first time.