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The structure of the community of strongyloid nematodes of domestic equids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

D. Bucknell ,
H. Hoste ,
R.B. Gasser  and
I. Beveridge
D. Bucknell
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia3052
H. Hoste
Affiliation:
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Station de Pathologie Aviaire et de Parasitologie, INRA-Tours, F37380 Nouzilly, France
R.B. Gasser
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia3052
I. Beveridge
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia3052
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Abstract

The community structure exhibited by strongyloid nematodes from the large intestines of horses was examined using data from autopsies of 150 horses. Thirty-one species of nematodes were encountered, but they were not clearly divisible into core and satellite species. Multiple congeneric, consubfamilial and confamilial species were a prominent feature of the community and were more common than singleton infections. Multivariate analyses provided evidence of a stable community of helminths dominated by positive interactions but with few negative interactions, suggesting the absence of competition within the community.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 70 , Issue 3 , September 1996 , pp. 185 - 192
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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