Characterizing mixed strongyle infections in foals and broodmares using cytochrome c oxidase subunit I deep amplicon sequencing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mixed strongyle infections represent the most prevalent equine parasitosis and can result in life-threatening disease, especially in young horses. Species involvement and pathogenesis of this parasitosis are poorly understood, and data on foals and broodmares are notably lacking.

Methods

In a longitudinal study undertaken in 2022 in Germany, individual faecal samples (n = 497) and metadata were collected for naturally infected foals and broodmares (n = 48) kept under conventional husbandry conditions. Nematode infections were detected coproscopically via the Mini-FLOTAC method. In a subset of strongyle egg-positive samples (n = 46), species were identified using cytochrome c oxidase subunit I deep amplicon sequencing. Species prevalence, richness, and alpha and be

SUBMITTER: Klass LG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12866475 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature