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| author | Poglayen, Giovanni Gori, Francesca Morandi, Benedetto Galuppi, Roberta Fabbri, Elena Caniglia, Romolo Milanesi, Pietro Galaverni, Marco Randi, Ettore Marchesi, Barbara Deplazes, Peter |
| author_facet | Poglayen, Giovanni Gori, Francesca Morandi, Benedetto Galuppi, Roberta Fabbri, Elena Caniglia, Romolo Milanesi, Pietro Galaverni, Marco Randi, Ettore Marchesi, Barbara Deplazes, Peter |
| contents | <p>After centuries of massive decline, the recovery of the wolf (<em>Canis lupus italicus</em>) in Italy is a typical conservation success story. To learn more about the possible role of parasites in the wolves' individual and population health and conservation we used non-invasive molecular approaches on fecal samples to identify individual wolves, pack membership, and the taeniids present, some of which are zoonotic. A total of 130 specimens belonging to 54 wolves from eight packs were collected and examined. Taeniid eggs were isolated using a sieving/flotation technique, and the species level was identified by PCR (gene target: 12S rRNA and nad1). Taeniid prevalence was 40.7% for <em>Taenia hydatigena</em>, 22.2% for <em>T. krabbei</em>, 1.8% for <em>T. polyachanta</em> and 5.5% for <em>Echinococcus granulosus</em>. The prevalence of <em>E. granulosus</em> is discussed. Our results show that the taeniid fauna found in wolves from the Foreste Casentinesi National Park is comparable to that described for other domestic and wild Italian canids and provides insights into the wolves' diet and their relationship with the environment.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | Italian wolves (Canis lupus italicus Altobello, 1921) and molecular detection of taeniids in the Foreste Casentinesi National Park, Northern Italian Apennines. Poglayen, Giovanni Gori, Francesca Morandi, Benedetto Galuppi, Roberta Fabbri, Elena Caniglia, Romolo Milanesi, Pietro Galaverni, Marco Randi, Ettore Marchesi, Barbara Deplazes, Peter Canis lupus italicus National park Non-invasive genetics Molecular identication Parasites Taeniids <p>After centuries of massive decline, the recovery of the wolf (<em>Canis lupus italicus</em>) in Italy is a typical conservation success story. To learn more about the possible role of parasites in the wolves' individual and population health and conservation we used non-invasive molecular approaches on fecal samples to identify individual wolves, pack membership, and the taeniids present, some of which are zoonotic. A total of 130 specimens belonging to 54 wolves from eight packs were collected and examined. Taeniid eggs were isolated using a sieving/flotation technique, and the species level was identified by PCR (gene target: 12S rRNA and nad1). Taeniid prevalence was 40.7% for <em>Taenia hydatigena</em>, 22.2% for <em>T. krabbei</em>, 1.8% for <em>T. polyachanta</em> and 5.5% for <em>Echinococcus granulosus</em>. The prevalence of <em>E. granulosus</em> is discussed. Our results show that the taeniid fauna found in wolves from the Foreste Casentinesi National Park is comparable to that described for other domestic and wild Italian canids and provides insights into the wolves' diet and their relationship with the environment.</p> |
| title | Italian wolves (Canis lupus italicus Altobello, 1921) and molecular detection of taeniids in the Foreste Casentinesi National Park, Northern Italian Apennines. |
| topic | Canis lupus italicus National park Non-invasive genetics Molecular identication Parasites Taeniids |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18003489 |