RT Journal Article
T1 Sarcocystis Species Richness in Sheep and Goats from Lithuania
A1 Marandykina-Prakienė, Alina
A1 Butkauskas, Dalius
A1 Gudiškis, Naglis
A1 Juozaitytė-Ngugu, Evelina
A1 Laisvūnė Bagdonait, Dovilė
A1 Kirjušina, Muza
A1 Calero Bernal, Rafael
A1 Prakas, Petras
AB Contradictory data is available on the intermediate host specificity of Sarcocystis spp. in farm animals. Therefore, the current work aimed at molecularly testing samples of sheep and goats reared in Lithuania to identify Sarcocystis species described in other intermediate hosts but suspected to be non-canonical parasites to these small ruminants. For this purpose, muscle samples from 47 domestic sheep and nine goats were examined. Sarcocystis species were identified using direct and nested PCR targeting cox1 and sequencing of positive amplified products. Along with the detection of the canonical Sarcocystis spp. in their respective intermediate hosts, the DNA of S. capracanis and S. morae was detected in sheep, although these species were previously thought to be specific to goats and deer, respectively. In addition, DNA from S. arieticanis and S. tenella was found in goats, even though these two species were believed to be sheep-specific. Notably, under light microscopy, only sarcocysts of S. capracanis specific to goats were observed. Thus, future research on the life cycle and host-specificity of Sarcocystis spp. examined is warranted
PB MDPI
SN 2306-7381
YR 2023
FD 2023-08-11
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/103602
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/103602
LA eng
NO Marandykina-Prakienė, A., Butkauskas, D., Gudiškis, N., Juozaitytė-Ngugu, E., Bagdonaitė, D. L., Kirjušina, M., Calero-Bernal, R., & Prakas, P. (2023). Sarcocystis Species Richness in Sheep and Goats from Lithuania. Veterinary sciences, 10(8), 520. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10080520
NO European Commission
NO Research Council of Lithuania
DS Docta Complutense
RD 18 abr 2025