title: First larval record of Mesocestoides in carnivora of Tenerife (Canary Islands).
abstract: Larvae of Mesocestoides sp. were recovered in Tenerife (Canary Islands) in 2004 from the peritoneal cavities of 2 domestic dogs and a domestic cat. Morphological and molecular identification were carried out. Mesocestoides litteratus from Vulpes vulpes was sequenced for the first time using the ITS-2 region (18S rDNA), and was included in the phylogenetic analysis to compare the sequence variability among these and other Mesocestoides spp. belonging to different carnivores. Phylogenetic studies were carried out based on maximum parsimony and neighbor-joining analysis. The results showed the relationships between these and other previously published Mesocestoides species. Moreover, it is demonstrated that Mesocestoides sp. from Tenerife comprises a previously unreported sequence. This is the first larval record of Mesocestoides sp. in domestic animals from Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
authors: Department of Parasitology, Ecology, and Genetics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of La Laguna, Avda, Astrofísico Fco, Sánchez s/n, 38203 Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. pforonda@ull.es
authors: Pilar
authors: P
authors: Foronda
authors: Alfredo
authors: A
authors: Pérez Rivero
authors: María A
authors: MA
authors: Santana Morales
authors: Alicia
authors: A
authors: Kabdur
authors: Ana C
authors: AC
authors: González
authors: M Antonieta
authors: MA
authors: Quispe Ricalde
authors: Carlos
authors: C
authors: Feliu
authors: Basilio
authors: B
authors: Valladares
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001266:Atlantic Islands; D001483:Base Sequence; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D002415:Cats; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D018509:DNA, Helminth / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D005589:Foxes / Q000469:parasitology*; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D007814:Larva / Q000145:classification; D008645:Mesocestoides / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000469:parasitology; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000235:genetics; D016415:Sequence Alignment / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D018509:DNA, Helminth; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S