title: Whipworm diversity in West African rodents: a molecular approach and the description of Trichuris duplantieri n. sp. (Nematoda: Trichuridae).
abstract: Whipworms were collected from rodents (Muridae) from six West African countries: Burkina-Faso, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, and the Republics of Benin, Guinea, Mali and Senegal. Molecular sequences (ITS-1, 5.8S and ITS-2 of the ribosomal DNA gene) and morphometric characters were analysed in Trichuris (Nematoda: Trichuridae) specimens found in seven host species: Arvicanthis niloticus, Gerbilliscus gambianus, Gerbillus gerbillus, G. tarabuli, Mastomys erythroleucus, M. huberti and M. natalensis. Phylogenetic analyses revealed three clades, one recognised as Trichuris mastomysi, previously recorded in M. natalensis from Tanzania, and the other two previously undescribed. A new species named Trichuris duplantieri n. sp., found in Gerbillus spp. from Mauritania, was characterised using molecular and morphometric methods.
authors.affiliation: Ird, CBGP (UMR INRA / IRD / Cirad / Montpellier SupAgro), Campus International de Baillarguet, Montferrier sur Lez, France. alexisribas@hotmail.com.|Section of Parasitology, Department of Biology, Healthcare and the Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII, s/n, 08028, Barcelona, Spain. alexisribas@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1256-3316
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ribas
authors.affiliation: Ird, CBGP (UMR INRA / IRD / Cirad / Montpellier SupAgro), Campus International de Baillarguet, Montferrier sur Lez, France.|Ird, CBGP (UMR INRA / IRD / Cirad / Montpellier SupAgro), Campus ISRA/IRD de Bel Air, Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Diagne
authors.affiliation: Inra, CBGP (UMR INRA / IRD / Cirad / Montpellier SupAgro), Campus International de Baillarguet, Montferrier sur Lez, France.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tatard
authors.affiliation: Ird, CBGP (UMR INRA / IRD / Cirad / Montpellier SupAgro), Campus ISRA/IRD de Bel Air, Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: Mamoudou
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diallo
authors.affiliation: Biodiversity Research Group, Faculty of Science, Udon Thani Rajabhat University, Udon Thani, 41000, Thailand.
authors.forename: Srisupaph
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Poonlaphdecha
authors.affiliation: Ird, CBGP (UMR INRA / IRD / Cirad / Montpellier SupAgro), Campus International de Baillarguet, Montferrier sur Lez, France.
authors.forename: Carine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brouat
mesh_terms: D000354:Africa, Western / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D010802:Phylogeny; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D012377:Rodentia / Q000469:parasitology*; D014257:Trichuriasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014258:Trichuris / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal
keywords: Phylogeny; Rodents; Trichuris spp.; West Africa