First larval record of Mesocestoides in carnivora of Tenerife (Canary Islands).
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.
Foronda
Pilar
P
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
Pérez Rivero
Alfredo
A
Santana Morales
María A
MA
Kabdur
Alicia
A
González
Ana C
AC
Quispe Ricalde
M Antonieta
MA
Feliu
Carlos
C
Valladares
Basilio
B
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
D018509:DNA, Helminth; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S