RT Journal Article
T1 First report of Sarcocystis halieti (Apicomplexa) in bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)
A1 Prakas, Petras
A1 Estruch, Josep
A1 Velarde, Roser
A1 Ilgūnas, Mikas
A1 Šneideris, Donatas
A1 Nicolás-Francisco, Olga
A1 Marco, Ignasi
A1 Calero Bernal, Rafael
AB At least three Sarcocystis species (S. falcatula, S. halieti and S. wobeseri–like) have been detected infecting raptorial birds. By histopathology and PCR-sequencing of the ITS1 marker, S. halieti was detected in a bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) and a black kite (Milvus migrans) from the Catalonia region in North Spain. The 241 bp-long sequences obtained from the Sarcocystis organisms detected in both raptors showed 97.5–99.6% and 97.9–100% similarity with those of previously identified S. halieti; also, the phylogenetic trees generated placed the identified sequences together with other sequences of S. halieti available in GenBank. In sum, the description of the bearded vulture as a new intermediate host for S. halieti adds new insights on the complex epidemiology of the genus involving avian hosts.
PB Springer-Nature
SN 0165-7380
YR 2023
FD 2023-08-09
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/88058
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/88058
LA eng
DS Docta Complutense
RD 25 abr 2025