Rodentolepis straminea (Cestoda: Hymenolepididae) in an urban population of Apodemus sylvaticus in the UK.
The presence of the cyclophyllidean cestode Rodentolepis straminea (Cestoda: Hymenolepididae), was confirmed by molecular DNA analysis from a wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) population inhabiting urban woodland in Salford, Greater Manchester (UK) with a prevalence of 27.8%. It would appear that the only previously published record of this species in A. sylvaticus in the British Isles is that from south-west Ireland, where 24% of the wood mice examined were infected with R. straminea. This species has been recorded in studies on A. sylvaticus in continental Europe. The current report represents a new record for R. straminea on mainland Britain and a first study of helminth parasites in an urban wood mouse population.
Ecosystems and Environment Research Centre, School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford,Salford M5 4WT,UK.
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Rushworth
Ecosystems and Environment Research Centre, School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford,Salford M5 4WT,UK.
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Boufana
Ecosystems and Environment Research Centre, School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford,Salford M5 4WT,UK.
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Hall
Ecosystems and Environment Research Centre, School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford,Salford M5 4WT,UK.
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Brannan
Ecosystems and Environment Research Centre, School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford,Salford M5 4WT,UK.
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Mastin
Ecosystems and Environment Research Centre, School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford,Salford M5 4WT,UK.
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Birtles
Ecosystems and Environment Research Centre, School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford,Salford M5 4WT,UK.
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Craig
Ecosystems and Environment Research Centre, School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford,Salford M5 4WT,UK.
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D000818:Animals; D002589:Cestoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002947:Cities / Q000453:epidemiology; D018509:DNA, Helminth / Q000235:genetics; D051379:Mice; D008853:Microscopy; D051189:Murinae / Q000469:parasitology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
D018509:DNA, Helminth