title: Nematodes collected by gastric lavage from live American alligators, Alligator mississippiensis, in Florida.
abstract: Stomach nematodes were collected from 151 live American alligators, Alligator mississippiensis, from 3 lakes (Apopka, Griffin, and Woodruff) in north-central Florida using a gastric lavage technique. Four species were identified: Dujardinascaris waltoni, Ortleppascaris antipini, Brevimulticaecum tenuicolle, and larvae of Contracaecum sp. Of these, D. waltoni was the most prevalent species in all 3 lakes and was more prevalent in Lake Apopka than in the other 2 lakes. This is the first record of Contracaecum larvae in the American alligator and the second record of O. antipini.
authors.affiliation: Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA.
authors.forename: Amanda Rice
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Waddle
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kinsella
authors.forename: J Perran
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Edith
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rojas-Flores
authors.forename: H Franklin
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Percival
authors.forename: Donald J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Forrester
mesh_terms: D000489:Alligators and Crocodiles / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D017191:Ascaridida Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001199:Ascaridoidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D005618:Fresh Water; D005751:Gastric Lavage / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D015995:Prevalence; D013270:Stomach / Q000469:parasitology*