title: Fecal Ciliate Composition of Domestic Horses (Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758) Living in Kyrgyzstan.
abstract: Species composition and distribution of intestinal ciliates were investigated in the feces from 15 domestic horses living in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Twenty-three species belonging to 14 genera were identified. This is the first study on intestinal ciliates in domestic horses living in Kyrgyzstan. The mean number of ciliates was 14.1 ± 6.8 x10(4) cells ml(-1) of feces and the mean number of ciliate species per host was 6.0 ± 3.2. No endemic or new species were detected. Blepharocorys was the major genus as these ciliates were detected in high proportions. In contrast Holophryoides, Allantosoma were only observed at low frequencies. Recorded ciliate species in this investigation had almost the same characteristics as those described in previous studies. There was no important geographic variation in the intestinal ciliate fauna of equids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Kastamonu University, 37150 Kuzeykent/Kastamonu, Turkey; Email: ggurelli@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Gözde
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gürelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Kastamonu University, 37150 Kuzeykent/Kastamonu, Turkey; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Savaş
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Canbulat
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Nurbek
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aldayarov
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000469:parasitology*; D049628:Body Size; D016798:Ciliophora / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D006736:Horses; D007707:Kyrgyzstan; D009929:Organ Size