Examination of Sarcocystis spp. of giant snakes from Australia and Southeast Asia confirms presence of a known pathogen - Sarcocystis nesbitti.

Examination of Sarcocystis spp. of giant snakes from Australia and Southeast Asia confirms presence of a known pathogen - Sarcocystis nesbitti.

We examined Sarcocystis spp. in giant snakes from the Indo-Australian Archipelago and Australia using a combination of morphological (size of sporocyst) and molecular analyses. We amplified by PCR nuclear 18S rDNA from single sporocysts in order to detect mixed infections and unequivocally assign th...

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Main Authors: Marion Wassermann, Lisa Raisch, Jessica Ann Lyons, Daniel James Deans Natusch, Sarah Richter, Mareike Wirth, Piyarat Preeprem, Yuvaluk Khoprasert, Sulaiman Ginting, Ute Mackenstedt, Thomas Jäkel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5683627?pdf=render

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