Anoplocephalid tapeworms in mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) inhabiting the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62157124%3A16170%2F23%3A43880722" target="_blank" >RIV/62157124:16170/23:43880722 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://10.1017/S0031182023001178" target="_blank" >http://10.1017/S0031182023001178</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0031182023001178" target="_blank" >10.1017/S0031182023001178</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Anoplocephalid tapeworms in mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) inhabiting the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Cestodes of the family Anoplocephalidae parasitize a wide range of usually herbivorous hosts including e.g., rodents, ungulates, primates, elephants, and hyraxes. While in some hosts, the epidemiology of the infection is well studied, information is lacking in others. In this study of mountain gorillas in the Virunga Massif, an extensive sample set comprising adult cestodes collected via necropsies, proglottids shed in faeces, and finally, faecal samples from both night nests and identified individuals were analyzed. Anoplocephala gorillae was the dominant cestode species detected in night nest samples and individually-known gorillas, of which only one individual hosted a Bertiella sp. It was shown that the two species can be distinguished through microscopy based on egg morphology and provide PCR assays for diagnostics of both species. Sequences of mitochondrial (cox 1) and nuclear (ITS1, 18S rDNA, 28S rDNA) markers were used to evaluate the phylogenetic position of the two cestodes detected in mountain gorillas. Both types of faecal samples, from night nests and from identified individuals, provided comparable information about the prevalence of anoplocephalid cestodes, although the analysis of samples collected from identified gorilla individuals showed significant intra-individual fluctuation of A. gorillae egg shedding within a short period. Therefore, multiple samples should be examined to obtain reliable data for wildlife health management programs, especially when application of anthelmintic treatment is considered. However, while A. gorillae is apparently a common symbiont of mountain gorillas it does not seem to impair the health of its host.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Anoplocephalid tapeworms in mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) inhabiting the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

Popis výsledku anglicky

Cestodes of the family Anoplocephalidae parasitize a wide range of usually herbivorous hosts including e.g., rodents, ungulates, primates, elephants, and hyraxes. While in some hosts, the epidemiology of the infection is well studied, information is lacking in others. In this study of mountain gorillas in the Virunga Massif, an extensive sample set comprising adult cestodes collected via necropsies, proglottids shed in faeces, and finally, faecal samples from both night nests and identified individuals were analyzed. Anoplocephala gorillae was the dominant cestode species detected in night nest samples and individually-known gorillas, of which only one individual hosted a Bertiella sp. It was shown that the two species can be distinguished through microscopy based on egg morphology and provide PCR assays for diagnostics of both species. Sequences of mitochondrial (cox 1) and nuclear (ITS1, 18S rDNA, 28S rDNA) markers were used to evaluate the phylogenetic position of the two cestodes detected in mountain gorillas. Both types of faecal samples, from night nests and from identified individuals, provided comparable information about the prevalence of anoplocephalid cestodes, although the analysis of samples collected from identified gorilla individuals showed significant intra-individual fluctuation of A. gorillae egg shedding within a short period. Therefore, multiple samples should be examined to obtain reliable data for wildlife health management programs, especially when application of anthelmintic treatment is considered. However, while A. gorillae is apparently a common symbiont of mountain gorillas it does not seem to impair the health of its host.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

40301 - Veterinary science

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA18-24345S" target="_blank" >GA18-24345S: Epidemiologie a patologie gastrointestinálních helmintóz u kriticky ohrožených horských goril</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Parasitology

ISSN

0031-1820

e-ISSN

1469-8161

Svazek periodika

Neuveden

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

Nov 2023

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

52

Strana od-do

1-52

Kód UT WoS článku

001157514900001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85179118361