Metabarcoding study to reveal the structural community of strongylid nematodes in domesticated horses in Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mixed strongylid infections significantly impact equine health and performance. Traditional microscopy-based methods exhibit limitations in accurately identifying strongylid species. Nemabiome deep amplicon sequencing approach previously succeeded in describing the strongylid communities in livestock including equids. However, there are no available studies that describe the structural communities of strongylid parasites in horses in Thailand. Therefore, this study was undertaken encompassing the ITS-2 rDNA metabarcoding assay to characterize strongylid species within horse fecal samples collected from a cohort of yearlings at the largest domesticated stud farm in Thailand. In addition, to investigate the capability of ITS-2 rDNA in assessing the phylogenetic relationshi

SUBMITTER: Hamad MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10893705 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature