Molecular Confirmation of Raptors from Spain as Definitive Hosts of Numerous <i>Sarcocystis</i> Species.

ABSTRACT: Most raptors are flagship and umbrella species acting as ecosystem engineers. Research on avian parasites in raptors is therefore of interest. There is a lack of studies on Sarcocystis in naturally infected raptors. In the present work, we aimed to identify Sarcocystis spp. in intestinal scrapings of the raptors from Spain. Sarcocystis spp. were identified in 82.5% of the intestinal samples studied by nested PCR and sequencing of the partial ITS1 region and 28S rRNA. A total of nine known Sarcocystis species, S. arctica, S. columbae, S. cornixi, S. glareoli, S. halieti, S. kutkienae, S. cf strixi, S. turdusi, and Sarcocystis sp. ex

SUBMITTER: Juozaityte-Ngugu E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11898200 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature