ArticleParasites & vectors2018
Equine strongyle communities are constrained by horse sex and species dipersal-fecundity trade-off.
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- Nemabiome sequencing reveals seasonal and age associated patterns of strongyle infection and high prevalence ofInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2025Article
- Prevalence, risk factors, and species diversity of strongylid nematodes in domesticated Thai horses: insights from ITS-2 rDNA metabarcoding.Parasitology research · 2024Article
- Changes in equine strongylid communities after two decades of annual anthelmintic treatments at the farm level.Parasitology research · 2024Article
- Mixed strongyle parasite infections vary across host age and space in a population of feral horses.Parasitology · 2024Article
- Strongylids of Domestic Horses in Eastern Slovakia: Species Diversity and Evaluation of Particular Factors Affecting Strongylid Communities.Acta parasitologica · 2024Article
- Species interactions, stability, and resilience of the gut microbiota - Helminth assemblage in horses.iScience · 2023Article
- Patterns of variation in equine strongyle community structure across age groups and gut compartments.Parasites & vectors · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundEquine strongyles are a major health issue. Large strongyles can cause death of horses while cyathostomins (small strongyles) have shown increased resistance to anthelmintics worldwide. Description of strongyle communities have accumulated but little is known about the diversity of these communities and underpinning environmental factors.
methodsStrongyles were recovered after ivermectin treatment from 48 horses located in six premises in Poland. Correlation between previously published species fecundity and the observed relative abundance and prevalence were estimated. Significance of horse sex was determined at the species level (prevalence, relative abundance) and at the community level (species richness and dissimilarity between communities).
resultsStrongyle species fell into two groups, contrasted by their prevalence and relative abundance. Six to nine horses were necessary to sample at least 90% of strongyle community diversity, providing a minimal cut-off to implement sampling trial in the field. Strongyle communities entertained a network of mostly positive interactions and species co-occurrence was found more often than expected by chance. In addition, species fecundity and prevalence were negatively correlated (Pearson's r = -0.71), suggesting functional trade-offs between species dispersal abilities and fecundity. This functional trade-off may underpin species coexistence. Horse sex was also a significant constraint shaping strongyle communities. Indeed, mares generally displayed more similar strongyle communities than stallions (P = 0.003) and Cylicostephanus calicatus was more abundant in stallions suggesting sex-specific interactions (P = 0.006).
conclusionsWhile niche partitioning is likely to explain some of the positive interactions between equine strongyle species, coexistence may also result from a functional trade-off between dispersal ability and fecundity. There is significant evidence that horse sex drives strongylid community structure, which may require differential control strategies between mares and stallions.
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