<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The nematodes of the genus Baylisascaris are common intestinal parasites of sables (Martes (M.) zibellina kamtschadalica Birula, 1916) on the entire territory of Kamchatka peninsula. Partial sequences of Cox I mitochondrial gene were used for molecular characterization of these nematodes, which confirmed the identification based on morphological data as B. devosi Sprent, 1952. Phylogenetic relationships of this Baylisascaris species were also inferred from the ITS rDNA and LSU rDNA sequences. SEM images were provided for taxonomically important morphological features.</p></abstract>

The nematodes of the genus Baylisascaris are common intestinal parasites of sables (Martes (M.) zibellina kamtschadalica Birula, 1916) on the entire territory of Kamchatka peninsula. Partial sequences of Cox I mitochondrial gene were used for molecular characterization of these nematodes, which confirmed the identification based on morphological data as B. devosi Sprent, 1952. Phylogenetic relationships of this Baylisascaris species were also inferred from the ITS rDNA and LSU rDNA sequences. SEM images were provided for taxonomically important morphological features.

Molecular characterization of Baylisascaris devosi Sprent, 1952 (Ascaridoidea, Nematoda) from Kamchatka sables

Helminthologia

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The nematodes of the genus Baylisascaris are common intestinal parasites of sables (Martes (M.) zibellina kamtschadalica Birula, 1916) on the entire territory...

Molecular characterization of Baylisascaris devosi Sprent, 1952 (Ascaridoidea, Nematoda) from Kamchatka sables

Published Online: May 17, 2017

Page range: 105 - 112

Received: Oct 06, 2016

Accepted: Mar 17, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0015

Keywords
Ascaridids, CoxI mtDNA, ITS rDNA, LSU rDNA, nucleotide differences, SEM

© 2017

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Molecular characterization of Baylisascaris devosi Sprent, 1952 (Ascaridoidea, Nematoda) from Kamchatka sables

Published Online: May 17, 2017

Page range: 105 - 112

Received: Oct 06, 2016

Accepted: Mar 17, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0015

KeywordsAscaridids, CoxI mtDNA, ITS rDNA, LSU rDNA, nucleotide differences, SEM

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Ascaridids, CoxI mtDNA, ITS rDNA, LSU rDNA, nucleotide differences, SEM