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Dolichoperoides macalpini (Nicoll, 1914) (Digenea: Dolichoperoididae) infecting venomous snakes (Elapidae) across Australia: molecular characterisation and infection parameters

Specimens of Dolichoperoides macalpini (Nicoll, 1914) (Digenea: Dolichoperoididae) were collected from Australian venomous snakes (Elapidae): Notechis scutatus Peters, 1861 and Austrelaps superbus (Günther, 1858) from Tasmania and surrounding islands and N. s. occidentalis Glauert, 1948 from wetland...

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Autores principales: Barton, Diane P., Lettoof, Damian C., Fearn, Simon, Zhu, Xiaocheng, Francis, Nidhish, Shamsi, Shokoofeh
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Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9098595/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35362741
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-022-07502-x
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author Barton, Diane P.
Lettoof, Damian C.
Fearn, Simon
Zhu, Xiaocheng
Francis, Nidhish
Shamsi, Shokoofeh
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Fearn, Simon
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description Specimens of Dolichoperoides macalpini (Nicoll, 1914) (Digenea: Dolichoperoididae) were collected from Australian venomous snakes (Elapidae): Notechis scutatus Peters, 1861 and Austrelaps superbus (Günther, 1858) from Tasmania and surrounding islands and N. s. occidentalis Glauert, 1948 from wetlands near Perth, Western Australia. Despite variation in morphological measurements, genetic analysis showed that the one species of digeneans infected the snakes from all locations. This study presents the first DNA sequences for D. macalpini (internal transcribed spacer, 18S, 28S), confirming its placement in a family separate from the Reniferidae and Telorchiidae. Analysis of the infection dynamics of infection in Western Australian snakes showed significant differences in levels of infection between wetland locations, season and year of collection. Infection of D. macalpini was reported in the gastrointestinal tract, including the mouth, in freshly euthanised snakes in Western Australia, and in the lung in Tasmanian snakes, consistent with earlier reports. Differences in morphology and site of infection are suggested to be due to a combination of season and maturity of the digenean, with infection potentially occurring early in the season, as the snakes emerge from torpor. The need for research on the seasonal dynamics of infection with this parasite is discussed.
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spelling pubmed-90985952022-05-14 Dolichoperoides macalpini (Nicoll, 1914) (Digenea: Dolichoperoididae) infecting venomous snakes (Elapidae) across Australia: molecular characterisation and infection parameters Barton, Diane P. Lettoof, Damian C. Fearn, Simon Zhu, Xiaocheng Francis, Nidhish Shamsi, Shokoofeh Parasitol Res Helminthology - Original Paper Specimens of Dolichoperoides macalpini (Nicoll, 1914) (Digenea: Dolichoperoididae) were collected from Australian venomous snakes (Elapidae): Notechis scutatus Peters, 1861 and Austrelaps superbus (Günther, 1858) from Tasmania and surrounding islands and N. s. occidentalis Glauert, 1948 from wetlands near Perth, Western Australia. Despite variation in morphological measurements, genetic analysis showed that the one species of digeneans infected the snakes from all locations. This study presents the first DNA sequences for D. macalpini (internal transcribed spacer, 18S, 28S), confirming its placement in a family separate from the Reniferidae and Telorchiidae. Analysis of the infection dynamics of infection in Western Australian snakes showed significant differences in levels of infection between wetland locations, season and year of collection. Infection of D. macalpini was reported in the gastrointestinal tract, including the mouth, in freshly euthanised snakes in Western Australia, and in the lung in Tasmanian snakes, consistent with earlier reports. Differences in morphology and site of infection are suggested to be due to a combination of season and maturity of the digenean, with infection potentially occurring early in the season, as the snakes emerge from torpor. The need for research on the seasonal dynamics of infection with this parasite is discussed. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022-04-01 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC9098595/ /pubmed/35362741 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-022-07502-x Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) .
spellingShingle Helminthology - Original Paper
Barton, Diane P.
Lettoof, Damian C.
Fearn, Simon
Zhu, Xiaocheng
Francis, Nidhish
Shamsi, Shokoofeh
Dolichoperoides macalpini (Nicoll, 1914) (Digenea: Dolichoperoididae) infecting venomous snakes (Elapidae) across Australia: molecular characterisation and infection parameters
title Dolichoperoides macalpini (Nicoll, 1914) (Digenea: Dolichoperoididae) infecting venomous snakes (Elapidae) across Australia: molecular characterisation and infection parameters
title_full Dolichoperoides macalpini (Nicoll, 1914) (Digenea: Dolichoperoididae) infecting venomous snakes (Elapidae) across Australia: molecular characterisation and infection parameters
title_fullStr Dolichoperoides macalpini (Nicoll, 1914) (Digenea: Dolichoperoididae) infecting venomous snakes (Elapidae) across Australia: molecular characterisation and infection parameters
title_full_unstemmed Dolichoperoides macalpini (Nicoll, 1914) (Digenea: Dolichoperoididae) infecting venomous snakes (Elapidae) across Australia: molecular characterisation and infection parameters
title_short Dolichoperoides macalpini (Nicoll, 1914) (Digenea: Dolichoperoididae) infecting venomous snakes (Elapidae) across Australia: molecular characterisation and infection parameters
title_sort dolichoperoides macalpini (nicoll, 1914) (digenea: dolichoperoididae) infecting venomous snakes (elapidae) across australia: molecular characterisation and infection parameters
topic Helminthology - Original Paper
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9098595/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35362741
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-022-07502-x
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