Ophidiomyces ophidiicola in free-ranging and captive snakes in the Czech and Slovak Republics
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62157124%3A16270%2F23%3A43880800" target="_blank" >RIV/62157124:16270/23:43880800 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-vertebrate-biology/volume-72/issue-23050/jvb.23050/Ophidiomyces-ophidiicola-in-free-ranging-and-captive-snakes-in-the/10.25225/jvb.23050.full" target="_blank" >https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-vertebrate-biology/volume-72/issue-23050/jvb.23050/Ophidiomyces-ophidiicola-in-free-ranging-and-captive-snakes-in-the/10.25225/jvb.23050.full</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.25225/jvb.23050" target="_blank" >10.25225/jvb.23050</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Ophidiomyces ophidiicola in free-ranging and captive snakes in the Czech and Slovak Republics
Original language description
Ophidiomyces ophidiicola (Oo) is a snake fungal pathogen that causes ophidiomycosis. The disease manifests as dermatomycosis and/or systemic mycosis, and can be fatal. It occurs in free-ranging snakes in Asia, Europe and the USA and has also been demonstrated in captive snakes. We tested for the presence of Oo in free-ranging snake populations in the Czech and Slovak Republics (n = 420) between 2019 and 2022, focusing mainly on grass snakes (Natrix natrix) and dice snakes (Natrix tessellata), as well as various captive exotic species (n = 207). After collecting skin swabs, we tested for Oo using the qPCR method. We confirmed fragmented occurrence of Oo in the Czech Republic (total prevalence 15%) and recorded Oo in the Slovak Republic for the first time (total prevalence 33.9%). The highest prevalence was observed in N. tessellata (20.2%), which appears to be the most susceptible species. The pathogen was not detected in captive snakes.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40301 - Veterinary science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Vertebrate Biology
ISSN
2694-7684
e-ISSN
2694-7684
Volume of the periodical
72
Issue of the periodical within the volume
September
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
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UT code for WoS article
001067636000001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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