Diversity and Distribution of Helminths in Wild Ruminants of the Russian Arctic: Reindeer (<i>Rangifer tarandus</i>), Muskoxen (<i>Ovibos moschatus</i>), and Snow Sheep (<i>Ovis nivicola</i>)
The Russian Arctic supports wild sympatric ruminants and their data-deficient helminths. In this study, we: (1) collected fecal samples of wild and semiwild reindeer (<i>Rangifer tarandus</i>), muskoxen (<i>Ovibos moschatus</i>), and snow sheep (<i>Ovis nivicola</i&g...
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| author | Olga A. Loginova Sofya B. Rozenfeld Taras P. Sipko Ivan A. Mizin Danila V. Panchenko Kasim A. Laishev Mikhail G. Bondar Leonid A. Kolpashchikov Aleksandr R. Gruzdev Pavel S. Kulemeev Dennis I. Litovka Mariia N. Semerikova Viktor N. Mamontov Evgeniy G. Mamaev Sergei E. Spiridonov |
| author_facet | Olga A. Loginova Sofya B. Rozenfeld Taras P. Sipko Ivan A. Mizin Danila V. Panchenko Kasim A. Laishev Mikhail G. Bondar Leonid A. Kolpashchikov Aleksandr R. Gruzdev Pavel S. Kulemeev Dennis I. Litovka Mariia N. Semerikova Viktor N. Mamontov Evgeniy G. Mamaev Sergei E. Spiridonov |
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| description | The Russian Arctic supports wild sympatric ruminants and their data-deficient helminths. In this study, we: (1) collected fecal samples of wild and semiwild reindeer (<i>Rangifer tarandus</i>), muskoxen (<i>Ovibos moschatus</i>), and snow sheep (<i>Ovis nivicola</i>) across Palearctic North territories: Arkhangelsk Oblast (including Novaya Zemlya archipelago), Karelia and Sakha Republics, Kola, Yamal, Taimyr, and Chukotka Peninsulas, Bering, Svalbard, and Wrangel Islands; (2) conducted a coprological survey (noninvasive life-time method preferable for protected animals) to obtain eggs and larvae of helminths inhabiting digestive, respiratory, nervous, and muscular systems; (3) identified helminths according to their morphology and DNA sequences; (4) estimated parasite load per host; (5) analyzed our findings. <i>Varestrongylus eleguneniensis</i> (in reindeer) was reported for the Palearctic for the first time, while <i>Orthostrongylus</i> sp. was reported both for <i>R. tarandus</i> and for the Palearctic for the first time. Capillarid-type eggs were reported for snow sheep for the first time. The question of the role of wild Arctic ruminants as vectors for rotifers was raised. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-719e086b84a04d3a897efa8ca51ef7712023-12-01T01:28:39ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182023-05-0115567210.3390/d15050672Diversity and Distribution of Helminths in Wild Ruminants of the Russian Arctic: Reindeer (<i>Rangifer tarandus</i>), Muskoxen (<i>Ovibos moschatus</i>), and Snow Sheep (<i>Ovis nivicola</i>)Olga A. Loginova0Sofya B. Rozenfeld1Taras P. Sipko2Ivan A. Mizin3Danila V. Panchenko4Kasim A. Laishev5Mikhail G. Bondar6Leonid A. Kolpashchikov7Aleksandr R. Gruzdev8Pavel S. Kulemeev9Dennis I. Litovka10Mariia N. Semerikova11Viktor N. Mamontov12Evgeniy G. Mamaev13Sergei E. Spiridonov14A. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, RussiaA. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, RussiaA. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, RussiaNational Park “Russian Arctic”, 163000 Arkhangelsk, RussiaInstitute of Biology of Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 185910 Petrozavodsk, RussiaSt. Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 199178 St. Petersburg, RussiaJoint Directorate of Taimyr Nature Reserves, 663305 Norilsk, RussiaJoint Directorate of Taimyr Nature Reserves, 663305 Norilsk, RussiaWrangel Island State Nature Reserve, 689400 Pevek, RussiaWrangel Island State Nature Reserve, 689400 Pevek, RussiaChukotka Arctic Scientific Center, 689000 Anadyr, RussiaChukotka Arctic Scientific Center, 689000 Anadyr, RussiaN. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 163020 Arkhangelsk, RussiaCommander Islands Nature and Biosphere Reserve, 684500 Nikolskoye, RussiaA. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, RussiaThe Russian Arctic supports wild sympatric ruminants and their data-deficient helminths. In this study, we: (1) collected fecal samples of wild and semiwild reindeer (<i>Rangifer tarandus</i>), muskoxen (<i>Ovibos moschatus</i>), and snow sheep (<i>Ovis nivicola</i>) across Palearctic North territories: Arkhangelsk Oblast (including Novaya Zemlya archipelago), Karelia and Sakha Republics, Kola, Yamal, Taimyr, and Chukotka Peninsulas, Bering, Svalbard, and Wrangel Islands; (2) conducted a coprological survey (noninvasive life-time method preferable for protected animals) to obtain eggs and larvae of helminths inhabiting digestive, respiratory, nervous, and muscular systems; (3) identified helminths according to their morphology and DNA sequences; (4) estimated parasite load per host; (5) analyzed our findings. <i>Varestrongylus eleguneniensis</i> (in reindeer) was reported for the Palearctic for the first time, while <i>Orthostrongylus</i> sp. was reported both for <i>R. tarandus</i> and for the Palearctic for the first time. Capillarid-type eggs were reported for snow sheep for the first time. The question of the role of wild Arctic ruminants as vectors for rotifers was raised.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/5/672helminth<i>Rangifer tarandus</i><i>Ovibos moschatus</i><i>Ovis nivicola</i>egglarva |
| spellingShingle | Olga A. Loginova Sofya B. Rozenfeld Taras P. Sipko Ivan A. Mizin Danila V. Panchenko Kasim A. Laishev Mikhail G. Bondar Leonid A. Kolpashchikov Aleksandr R. Gruzdev Pavel S. Kulemeev Dennis I. Litovka Mariia N. Semerikova Viktor N. Mamontov Evgeniy G. Mamaev Sergei E. Spiridonov Diversity and Distribution of Helminths in Wild Ruminants of the Russian Arctic: Reindeer (<i>Rangifer tarandus</i>), Muskoxen (<i>Ovibos moschatus</i>), and Snow Sheep (<i>Ovis nivicola</i>) Diversity helminth <i>Rangifer tarandus</i> <i>Ovibos moschatus</i> <i>Ovis nivicola</i> egg larva |
| title | Diversity and Distribution of Helminths in Wild Ruminants of the Russian Arctic: Reindeer (<i>Rangifer tarandus</i>), Muskoxen (<i>Ovibos moschatus</i>), and Snow Sheep (<i>Ovis nivicola</i>) |
| title_full | Diversity and Distribution of Helminths in Wild Ruminants of the Russian Arctic: Reindeer (<i>Rangifer tarandus</i>), Muskoxen (<i>Ovibos moschatus</i>), and Snow Sheep (<i>Ovis nivicola</i>) |
| title_fullStr | Diversity and Distribution of Helminths in Wild Ruminants of the Russian Arctic: Reindeer (<i>Rangifer tarandus</i>), Muskoxen (<i>Ovibos moschatus</i>), and Snow Sheep (<i>Ovis nivicola</i>) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diversity and Distribution of Helminths in Wild Ruminants of the Russian Arctic: Reindeer (<i>Rangifer tarandus</i>), Muskoxen (<i>Ovibos moschatus</i>), and Snow Sheep (<i>Ovis nivicola</i>) |
| title_short | Diversity and Distribution of Helminths in Wild Ruminants of the Russian Arctic: Reindeer (<i>Rangifer tarandus</i>), Muskoxen (<i>Ovibos moschatus</i>), and Snow Sheep (<i>Ovis nivicola</i>) |
| title_sort | diversity and distribution of helminths in wild ruminants of the russian arctic reindeer i rangifer tarandus i muskoxen i ovibos moschatus i and snow sheep i ovis nivicola i |
| topic | helminth <i>Rangifer tarandus</i> <i>Ovibos moschatus</i> <i>Ovis nivicola</i> egg larva |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/5/672 |
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