TY - JOUR
T1 - Molecular identification of Taenia serialis coenurosis in a wild Ethiopian gelada (Theropithecus gelada)
AU - Schneider-Crease, India A.
AU - Snyder-Mackler, Noah
AU - Jarvey, Julie C.
AU - Bergman, Thore J.
PY - 2013/11/15
Y1 - 2013/11/15
N2 - Since morphological identification of a larval Taeniid in geladas (Theropithecus gelada) has produced inconsistent results, genetic information is pivotal for species identification. Nuclear and mitochondrial DNA from a coenurus in a wild gelada were compared to published sequences from multiple Taeniid species, confirming the identification of this parasite as Taenia serialis. A demographic analysis finds age to be a strong predictor of coenuri. Tapeworms rarely employ primates as intermediate hosts, and the presence of T. serialis in a wild gelada population may indicate a substantial ecological shift in this parasite's life cycle.
AB - Since morphological identification of a larval Taeniid in geladas (Theropithecus gelada) has produced inconsistent results, genetic information is pivotal for species identification. Nuclear and mitochondrial DNA from a coenurus in a wild gelada were compared to published sequences from multiple Taeniid species, confirming the identification of this parasite as Taenia serialis. A demographic analysis finds age to be a strong predictor of coenuri. Tapeworms rarely employ primates as intermediate hosts, and the presence of T. serialis in a wild gelada population may indicate a substantial ecological shift in this parasite's life cycle.
KW - Gelada
KW - Molecular phylogeny
KW - Multiceps
KW - Taenia serialis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.08.015
DO - 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.08.015
M3 - Article
C2 - 24050944
SN - 0304-4017
VL - 198
SP - 240
EP - 243
JO - Veterinary Parasitology
JF - Veterinary Parasitology
IS - 1-2
ER -