Article ; Online: First report of Sarcocystis falcatula in naturally infected Razorbill auks (Alca torda) collected in Tunisian Mediterranean Sea shores.
2024 Volume 123, Issue 4, Page(s) 193
Abstract: Sarcocystis spp. are apicomplexan cyst-forming parasites that can infect numerous vertebrates, including birds. Sarcosporidiosis infection was investigated in three muscles (breast, right and left thigh muscle) and one organ (heart) of four Razorbill ... ...
Abstract | Sarcocystis spp. are apicomplexan cyst-forming parasites that can infect numerous vertebrates, including birds. Sarcosporidiosis infection was investigated in three muscles (breast, right and left thigh muscle) and one organ (heart) of four Razorbill auks (Alca torda) stranded between November and December 2022 on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea in Nabeul and Bizerte governorates, Northern Tunisia. Two of the four tested A. torda were PCR positive for 18S rRNA Sarcocystis spp. gene. Among the examined 16 muscles/organs, only one breast and one right thigh were Sarcocystis spp. PCR-positive (12.5% ± 8.3, 2/16). Our results showed a relatively high molecular prevalence of Sarcocystis spp. in Razorbill auks (A. torda). Sarcocystis spp. sequence described in the present study (GenBank number: OR516818) showed 99.56-100% identity to Sarcocystis falcatula. In conclusion, our results confirmed the infection of Razorbill auks (A. torda) by S. falcatula. Further research is needed on different migratory seabirds' species in order to identify other Sarcocystis species. |
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MeSH term(s) | Sarcocystis/genetics ; Sarcocystis/isolation & purification ; Sarcocystis/classification ; Animals ; Sarcocystosis/veterinary ; Sarcocystosis/parasitology ; Sarcocystosis/epidemiology ; Tunisia/epidemiology ; Mediterranean Sea ; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S/genetics ; Bird Diseases/parasitology ; Bird Diseases/epidemiology ; DNA, Protozoan/genetics ; Phylogeny ; Charadriiformes/parasitology ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Prevalence ; Sequence Analysis, DNA ; DNA, Ribosomal/genetics ; DNA, Ribosomal/chemistry |
Chemical Substances | RNA, Ribosomal, 18S ; DNA, Protozoan ; DNA, Ribosomal |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-04-24 |
Publishing country | Germany |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 284966-5 |
ISSN | 1432-1955 ; 0932-0113 ; 0044-3255 |
ISSN (online) | 1432-1955 |
ISSN | 0932-0113 ; 0044-3255 |
DOI | 10.1007/s00436-024-08214-0 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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