Helminth parasites of Natal long-fingered bats, <i>Miniopterus natalensis</i> (Chiroptera : Miniopteridae), in South Africa : research communication
The helminth community infecting Miniopterus natalensis was studied at two localities, the De Hoop Nature Reserve (DHNR) (n = 57), Western Cape Province and Pretoria (n = 12), Gauteng Province, South Africa. Hosts from the DHNR had formed part of an earlier, unrelated study and were all pregnant...
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| description | The helminth community infecting Miniopterus natalensis was studied at two localities, the De Hoop Nature Reserve (DHNR) (n = 57), Western Cape Province and Pretoria (n = 12), Gauteng Province, South Africa. Hosts from the DHNR had formed part of an earlier, unrelated study and were all pregnant females. A single hymenolepidid cestode species, the nematodes Molinostrongylus ornatus and Litomosa chiropterorum together with nematodes of the subfamily Capillariinae were present at both study sites, while a single digenean, Allassogonoporus sp., was only found in hosts from the DHNR. The prevalence of helminth infections was high at both localities, 68.4 % in the DHNR and 77.7 % in Pretoria, whereas the mean intensity of infection was low at the DHNR (3.76 ± 3.15), but higher in Pretoria (10.4 ± 9.9). Molinostrongylus ornatus and, to a lesser extent L. chiropterorum, were the main contributors to the higher intensities in Pretoria. The species richness ranged from 0 to 4 at both localities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6bc77939890542b3b165a38fa0eb95962022-12-22T00:41:56ZengAOSISOnderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research0030-24652219-06352008-09-0175326126510.4102/ojvr.v75i3.10292Helminth parasites of Natal long-fingered bats, <i>Miniopterus natalensis</i> (Chiroptera : Miniopteridae), in South Africa : research communicationK. JunkerO. BainJ. BoomkerThe helminth community infecting Miniopterus natalensis was studied at two localities, the De Hoop Nature Reserve (DHNR) (n = 57), Western Cape Province and Pretoria (n = 12), Gauteng Province, South Africa. Hosts from the DHNR had formed part of an earlier, unrelated study and were all pregnant females. A single hymenolepidid cestode species, the nematodes Molinostrongylus ornatus and Litomosa chiropterorum together with nematodes of the subfamily Capillariinae were present at both study sites, while a single digenean, Allassogonoporus sp., was only found in hosts from the DHNR. The prevalence of helminth infections was high at both localities, 68.4 % in the DHNR and 77.7 % in Pretoria, whereas the mean intensity of infection was low at the DHNR (3.76 ± 3.15), but higher in Pretoria (10.4 ± 9.9). Molinostrongylus ornatus and, to a lesser extent L. chiropterorum, were the main contributors to the higher intensities in Pretoria. The species richness ranged from 0 to 4 at both localities.https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/102 |
| spellingShingle | K. Junker O. Bain J. Boomker Helminth parasites of Natal long-fingered bats, <i>Miniopterus natalensis</i> (Chiroptera : Miniopteridae), in South Africa : research communication Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research |
| title | Helminth parasites of Natal long-fingered bats, <i>Miniopterus natalensis</i> (Chiroptera : Miniopteridae), in South Africa : research communication |
| title_full | Helminth parasites of Natal long-fingered bats, <i>Miniopterus natalensis</i> (Chiroptera : Miniopteridae), in South Africa : research communication |
| title_fullStr | Helminth parasites of Natal long-fingered bats, <i>Miniopterus natalensis</i> (Chiroptera : Miniopteridae), in South Africa : research communication |
| title_full_unstemmed | Helminth parasites of Natal long-fingered bats, <i>Miniopterus natalensis</i> (Chiroptera : Miniopteridae), in South Africa : research communication |
| title_short | Helminth parasites of Natal long-fingered bats, <i>Miniopterus natalensis</i> (Chiroptera : Miniopteridae), in South Africa : research communication |
| title_sort | helminth parasites of natal long fingered bats i miniopterus natalensis i chiroptera miniopteridae in south africa research communication |
| url | https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/102 |
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