Folia Parasitologica 71:023 (2024) | DOI: 10.14411/fp.2024.023

Molecular and morphological detection of Setaria tundra in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) from Lithuania

Silvija Misailovė-Ribokė, Indrė Lipatova, Irma Ražanskė, Vytautas Mažeika, Povilas Sakalauskas, Artūras Kibiša, Algimantas Paulauskas
Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania
Address for correspondence: Algimantas Paulauskas, Research Institute of Natural and Technological Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania. E-mail: algimantas.paulauskas@vdu.lt, ORCID-iD: 0000-0002-6823-3754

Setaria spp. are vector-borne parasitic roundworms commonly found in the abdominal cavities of wild and domesticated ungulates globally. The objective of this study was to conduct a morphological and molecular analysis of Setaria tundra Issaitshikoff et Rajewskaya, 1928, collected from roe deer Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus in Lithuania. The morphological characteristics of S. tundra described and illustrated. The amplification of the 12S rRNA and 18S rRNA genes confirmed the presence of S. tundra. This is the first case report of S. tundra in roe deer in Lithuania.

Keywords: vector-borne nematode, roundworm, 12S rDNA, 18S rDNA, phylogenetics.

Received: August 21, 2024; Revised: September 18, 2024; Accepted: October 10, 2024; Published online: November 25, 2024  Show citation

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Misailovė-Ribokė, S., Lipatova, I., Ražanskė, I., Mažeika, V., Sakalauskas, P., Kibiša, A., & Paulauskas, A. (2024). Molecular and morphological detection of Setaria tundra in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) from Lithuania. Folia Parasitologica, 71, Article 2024.023. https://doi.org/10.14411/fp.2024.023
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