Molecular Confirmation of <i>Accipiter</i> Birds of Prey as Definitive Hosts of Numerous <i>Sarcocystis</i> Species, including <i>Sarcocystis</i> sp., Closely Related to Pathogenic <i>S</i>. <i>calchasi</i>

Molecular Confirmation of <i>Accipiter</i> Birds of Prey as Definitive Hosts of Numerous <i>Sarcocystis</i> Species, including <i>Sarcocystis</i> sp., Closely Related to Pathogenic <i>S</i>. <i>calchasi</i>

The present study aimed to test intestinal scrapings of the Northern Goshawk (<i>Accipiter gentilis</i>) and the Eurasian Sparrowhawk (<i>Accipiter nisus</i>) from Lithuania for <i>S</i>. <i>calchasi</i> and other <i>Sarcocystis</i> species...

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Main Authors: Tautvilė Šukytė, Dalius Butkauskas, Evelina Juozaitytė-Ngugu, Saulius Švažas, Petras Prakas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
<i>Sarcocystis</i>
<i>Sarcocystis calchasi</i>
<i>Accipiter</i> hawks
DNA analysis
life cycle
predator–prey
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/6/752

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