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Mammomonogamus nematodes in felid carnivores: a minireview and the first molecular characterization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2018

Barbora Červená Open the ORCID record for Barbora Červená [Opens in a new window] ,
Kristýna Hrazdilová ,
Peter Vallo ,
Jennifer Ketzis ,
Pompei Bolfa ,
Edgar Tudor ,
Estevam G. Lux-Hoppe ,
Caroline Blanvillain  and
David Modrý
Barbora Červená*
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Palackého tř. 1946/1, 61242, Brno, Czech Republic
Kristýna Hrazdilová
Affiliation:
Central European Institute for Technology (CEITEC), University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackého tř. 1946/1, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic Department of Virology, Veterinary Research Institute, Hudcova 296/70, 621 00, Brno, Czech Republic
Peter Vallo
Affiliation:
Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Květná 8, 603 65, Brno, Czech Republic Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation Genomics, University of Ulm, Albert Einstein Allee 11, 89069, Ulm, Germany
Jennifer Ketzis
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 334, Basseterre, Saint Kitts, West Indies
Pompei Bolfa
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 334, Basseterre, Saint Kitts, West Indies
Edgar Tudor
Affiliation:
Animal Island Paradise Hospital, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, USA
Estevam G. Lux-Hoppe
Affiliation:
Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias da Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) – Câmpus de Jaboticabal, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castelane, S/N – Vila Industrial, Jaboticabal – SP, 14884-900, Brazil
Caroline Blanvillain
Affiliation:
Société d'Ornithologie de Polynésie, BP 7023–98719 Taravao, Tahiti, Polynésie Française
David Modrý
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Palackého tř. 1946/1, 61242, Brno, Czech Republic Central European Institute for Technology (CEITEC), University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackého tř. 1946/1, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Branišovská 31, 370 05, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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Author for correspondence: Barbora Červená, E-mail: bara.cervena@gmail.com
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Abstract

Five of the 13 known species of Mammomonogamus have been described in members of the family Felidae, including domestic cats, making felids the most frequent hosts of Mammomonogamus. The occurrence of Mammomonogamus in felids is geographically scattered and information on the life cycle and other aspects of infections is lacking. The paucity of data opens the questions on possible conspecificity of some of the described species of Mammomonogamus and on the existence of possible reservoirs for infections in domestic cats in geographically isolated endemic foci of infection. To test such hypotheses, we compared sequences of mitochondrial and nuclear markers obtained from Mammomonogamus adults or eggs collected from domestic cats in three geographically distant localities. Based on morphology, geographic origin and site of infection, the worms examined can be referred to as Mammomonogamus ierei and Mammomonogamus auris. Phylogenetic analyses of both mitochondrial and ribosomal DNA markers showed monophyly of the genus Mammomonogamus and suggested the existence of at least two species in cats. Review of the literature, the existence of several species and the discontinuous geographic distribution of Mammomonogamus infections in domestic cats suggest an historical spillover of infection from wild reservoirs, presumably wild felids.

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18S28Scox 1FelidaegapewormITSMammomonogamusparasitic infectionrespiratory infection
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Parasitology , Volume 145 , Issue 14 , December 2018 , pp. 1959 - 1968
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