Diversity and host specificity of coccidia (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) in native and introduced squirrel specie

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejop.2016.04.008" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejop.2016.04.008</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejop.2016.04.008" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.ejop.2016.04.008</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Diversity and host specificity of coccidia (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) in native and introduced squirrel specie

Original language description

Introduction of alien species into new areas can have detrimental effects on native ecosystems and impact the native species. The present study aims to identify coccidia infecting native and introduced squirrels in Italy, to gain insight into possible transmission patterns and role of monoxenous coccidia in mediating the competition between alien and native hosts. We collected 540 faecal samples of native red squirrels, Sciurus vulgaris, invasive alien grey squirrels, S. carolinensis, and introduced Pallas's squirrels, Callosciurus erythraeus. Total prevalence of Eimeria spp. was 95.6% in S. vulgaris, 95.7% in S. carolinensis and only 4.1% in C. erythraeus. Morphological examination revealed 3 Eimeria morphotypes. Phylogenetic analyses of Eimeria DNA based on 18S, ITS, cox I markers displayed fairly distinct monophyletic clades in the microscopically indistinguishable E2 morphotype, proving indisputable distinction between the isolates from red and grey squirrels. Grey squirrels successfully introduced E. lancasterensis from their native range, but this species does not spill over to native red squirrels. Similarly, there is no evidence for the transmission of E. sciurorum from red to grey squirrels. The possible transmission and the potential role of monoxenous coccidia in mediating the competition between native and invasive squirrels in Italy were not confirmed.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

GJ - Diseases and animal vermin, veterinary medicine

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

European Journal of Protistology

ISSN

0932-4739

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

56

Issue of the periodical within the volume

OCT

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

14

Pages from-to

1-14

UT code for WoS article

000390970100001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-84971500818