Morphological and phylogenetic analysis of Raillietina spp. in indigenous chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: Raillietina spp. (Cestoda: Davaineidae), the most common cestodes in indigenous chickens, cause a substantial production loss in poultry industry in Bangladesh. Here, we estimated the prevalence, confirmed the species and determined the genetic pattern of species of Raillietina using molecular tools. We collected and examined 375 chickens randomly from household of different villages of Mymensingh sadar and Gouripur upazila, Mymensingh district and adult parasites were isolated and identified. Genomic DNA was extracted from collected parasites, amplified ITS-2 and ND-1 genes, sequenced and analyzed. Out of 375 samples, 270 (72.0%) were found positive with Raillietina species and mean worm burden was 10.46 ± 0.56. Microscopically, three species of Raill

SUBMITTER: Siddiqui TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10480643 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature