title: Mitochondrial DNA haplotype analysis of liver fluke in bison from Bialowieza Primaeval Forest indicates domestic cattle as the likely source of infection.
abstract: We have determined the mitochondrial genotype of liver fluke present in Bison (Bison bonasus) from the herd maintained in the Bialowieza National Park in order to determine the origin of the infection. Our results demonstrated that the infrapopulations present in the bison were genetically diverse and were likely to have been derived from the population present in local cattle. From a consideration of the genetic structure of the liver fluke infrapopulations we conclude that the provision of hay at feeding stations may be implicated in the transmission of this parasite to the bison. This information may be of relevance to the successful management of the herd.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, The Queen's University of Belfast, 97 Lisburn road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Aleksander W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Demiaszkiewicz
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kozak
authors.forename: Halina
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wedrychowicz
authors.forename: Denitsa
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Teofanova
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prodohl
authors.forename: Gerry
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brennan
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fairweather
authors.forename: Elizabeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Hoey
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trudgett
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016164:Bison / Q000469:parasitology*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000635:transmission; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D005210:Fasciola hepatica / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D006239:Haplotypes; D015995:Prevalence; D013045:Species Specificity; D014197:Trees
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial