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ArticleInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife2024

Hidden diversity of cestodes in wild African carnivores: I. Non-taeniid cyclophyllideans.

S Dumendiak, A Halajian, Y T Mekonnen, O Aschenborn, G J Camacho, R K Schuster, U Mackenstedt, T Romig, M Wassermann

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Article in International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.

S DumendiakUniversity of Hohenheim, Department of Parasitology, Stuttgart, Germany.
A HalajianResearch Administration and Development, and 2-DSI-NRF SARChI Chair (Ecosystem health), Department of Biodiversity, University of Limpopo, South Africa.
Y T MekonnenHaramaya University, College of Veterinary Medicine, PO Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
O AschenbornLeibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Berlin, Germany.
G J CamachoMpumalanga Tourism & Parks Agency, Nelspruit, South Africa.
R K SchusterCentral Veterinary Research Laboratory, PO Box 597, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
U MackenstedtUniversity of Hohenheim, Department of Parasitology, Stuttgart, Germany.
T RomigUniversity of Hohenheim, Department of Parasitology, Stuttgart, Germany.
M WassermannUniversity of Hohenheim, Department of Parasitology, Stuttgart, Germany.
University of Hohenheim · DECentral Veterinary Research Laboratory · AEHaramaya University · ETLeibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research · DEUniversity of Limpopo · ZAUniversity of Mpumalanga · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our knowledge of parasites in wildlife remains limited, primarily due to restricted access to samples, especially of parasites from protected species. This present study contributes to the comprehension of the enigmatic world of helminths of African wild mammals and cestode biodiversity by combining both molecular and morphological analysis. Cestode samples were opportunistically collected from 77 individual definitive hosts in South Africa, Namibia and Ethiopia, encompassing 15 different species of wild African carnivores and additionally domestic cats. The analysis revealed 32 different cyclophyllidean species of which 21 (65.6 %) represent previously unknown genetic entities. They belong to the families Mesocestoididae, Hymenolepididae, Dipylidiidae and Taeniidae. Here we cover the non-taeniid cestodes, while the taeniids will be addressed in a separate publication. Three of the non-taeniid species uncovered in this study could be assigned to the genus

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AfricaBiodiversityCarnivoreCestodeCyclophyllideaWildlife

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PMID38601058
PMCPMC11002657
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