Non-invasive sampling in Itatiaia National Park, Brazil: wild mammal parasite detection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-invasive sampling through faecal collection is one of the most cost-effective alternatives for monitoring of free-living wild mammals, as it provides information on animal taxonomy as well as the dynamics of the gastrointestinal parasites that potentially infect these animals. In this context, this study aimed to perform an epidemiological survey of gastrointestinal parasites using non-invasive faecal samples from carnivores and artiodactyls identified by stool macroscopy, guard hair morphology and DNA sequencing in Itatiaia National Park. Between 2017 and 2018, faeces from carnivores and artiodactyls were collected along trails in the park. The host species were identified through macroscopic and trichological examinations and molecular biology. To investigate the p

SUBMITTER: Dib LV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7430008 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature