title: Molecular and morphological evidence of Taenia omissa in pumas (Puma concolor) in the Peruvian Highlands.
abstract: A total of 41 cestodes were collected during necropsy examination on 2 pumas (Puma concolor) that were found in 2 communities in Canchis province, Cuzco region, Peru, at 4500 meters above sea level (Peruvian Andes). The cestodes were evaluated morphologically and molecularly. A fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene (cox1) was used as a genetic marker. All the cestodes were identified as Taenia omissa. In the present report, we give a brief description by molecular and morphological diagnosis of the cestodes and compare nucleotide sequences with previous isolates from GenBank. Upon comparison, the sequences showed a difference in the cox1 gene of 5.1 to 5.3% with other teniids sequences. This finding constitutes the first report of T. omissa in Peru and expands the geographic distribution of this parasite.
authors: School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - UNMSM, Lima, Peru.
authors: Luis Antonio
authors: LA
authors: Gomez-Puerta
authors: Facultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cuzco - UNSAAC, Cuzco, Peru.
authors: Virgilio
authors: V
authors: Alarcon
authors: Instituto Veterinario de Investigaciones Tropicales y de Altura, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - UNMSM, Sede Marangani, Cuzco, Perú
authors: Joel
authors: J
authors: Pacheco
authors: Instituto Veterinario de Investigaciones Tropicales y de Altura, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - UNMSM, Sede Marangani, Cuzco, Perú
authors: Francisco
authors: F
authors: Franco
authors: School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - UNMSM, Lima, Peru.
authors: Maria Teresa
authors: MT
authors: Lopez-Urbina
authors: School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - UNMSM, Lima, Peru.
authors: Armando Emiliano
authors: AE
authors: Gonzalez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002589:Cestoda / Q000145:classification; D010568:Peru; D046011:Puma / Q000469:parasitology*; D013621:Taenia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*