Molecular Identification of Protozoan Sarcocystis in Different Types of Water Bodies in Lithuania.

ABSTRACT: Representatives of the genus Sarcocystis are unicellular parasites having a two-host life cycle and infecting mammals, birds, and reptiles. Until now, Sarcocystis spp. have been mainly investigated in definitive and intermediate hosts. Only a few studies have been conducted on the detection of Sarcocystis parasites in water samples. The aim of this research was to examine whether the prevalence of Sarcocystis spp. parasitizing farm animals varies in different types of water bodies. Water samples (n = 150) were collected from the entire territory of Lithuania, dividing water bodies into five groups (lakes, rivers, ponds/canals, swamps, and the inshore zone of the territorial Baltic Sea area). One-liter samples were filtered and subsequently analyzed using

SUBMITTER: Baranauskaite A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9864107 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature