First Molecular Data of <i>Gongylonema pulchrum</i> (Rhabditida: Gongylonematidae) in European Fallow Deer <i>Dama dama</i> from Romania.

ABSTRACT: Due to its adaptive versatility to numerous types of habitats, extremely diverse both in terms of composition and specificity, developed in various areas of the Western Plains of Romania, the European fallow deer (Dama dama) is a species with high ecological plasticity. In this area, the D. dama interacts with other species of wild fauna but also with numerous domestic animals, an important aspect in terms of the sanitary-veterinary status of animal populations, as well as the existence of a potential risk of infection with various species of parasites that can cause the D. dama specimens to obtain certain diseases and even zoonoses. A total of 133 esophagi from D. dama have been examined for helminths. Of the 133 esophagus samples from D. dama, nematodes

SUBMITTER: Popovici DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10892342 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature