Ascarid infection in wild Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) in China.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Wild Amur tigers are a sparsely populated species, and the conservation of this species is of great concern worldwide, but as an important health risk factor, parasite infection in them is not fully understanding. RESULTS:In this study, sixty-two faecal samples were collected to investigate the frequency and infection intensity of Toxocara cati and Toxascaris leonina in wild Amur tigers. The T. cati and T. leonina eggs were preliminary identified by microscopy, and confirmed by molecular techniques. Infection intensity was determined by the modified McMaster technique. Phylogenetic trees demonstrated that T. cati of wild Amur tiger had a closer relationship with which of other wild felines than that of domestic cats. T. leonina of Amur tiger and other felines clustered into one

SUBMITTER: Peng ZW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7063752 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature