TY - JOUR
T1 - Molecular and morphological evidence of Taenia Omissa in pumas (Puma concolor) in the Peruvian highlands
AU - Gomez-Puerta, Luis Antonio
AU - Alarcon, Virgilio
AU - Pacheco, Joel
AU - Franco, Francisco
AU - Lopez-Urbina, Maria Teresa
AU - Gonzalez, Armando Emiliano
PY - 2016/7/1
Y1 - 2016/7/1
N2 - © 2016, Brazilain Coll Veterinary Parasitology. All rights reserved. A total of 41 cestodes were collected during necropsy examination on 2 pumas (Puma concolor) that were found in 2 communities in Canchis province, Cuzco region, Peru, at 4500 meters above sea level (Peruvian Andes). The cestodes were evaluated morphologically and molecularly. A fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene (cox1) was used as a genetic marker. All the cestodes were identified as Taenia omissa. In the present report, we give a brief description by molecular and morphological diagnosis of the cestodes and compare nucleotide sequences with previous isolates from GenBank. Upon comparison, the sequences showed a difference in the cox1 gene of 5.1 to 5.3% with other teniids sequences. This finding constitutes the first report of T. omissa in Peru and expands the geographic distribution of this parasite.
AB - © 2016, Brazilain Coll Veterinary Parasitology. All rights reserved. A total of 41 cestodes were collected during necropsy examination on 2 pumas (Puma concolor) that were found in 2 communities in Canchis province, Cuzco region, Peru, at 4500 meters above sea level (Peruvian Andes). The cestodes were evaluated morphologically and molecularly. A fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene (cox1) was used as a genetic marker. All the cestodes were identified as Taenia omissa. In the present report, we give a brief description by molecular and morphological diagnosis of the cestodes and compare nucleotide sequences with previous isolates from GenBank. Upon comparison, the sequences showed a difference in the cox1 gene of 5.1 to 5.3% with other teniids sequences. This finding constitutes the first report of T. omissa in Peru and expands the geographic distribution of this parasite.
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U2 - 10.1590/S1984-29612016046
DO - 10.1590/S1984-29612016046
M3 - Article
SN - 0103-846X
SP - 368
EP - 373
JO - Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria
JF - Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria
ER -