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| Heddergott, M.; Uulu, K.Z.; Barashkova, A.N.; Frantz, A.C. | |
| First record and molecular identification of _Toxocara cati_ in a Pallas' cat_ Otocolobus manul_ from Kyrgyzstan | |
| 2016 Helminthologia (53): 281-284 | |
In the present paper, we report the first documented occurrence in the wild of_ Toxocara cati _in the sole representative of the genus _Otocolobus_, the Pallas' cat. The identity of the parasite was confirmed by morphological characteristics and by genetic barcoding of the second internal transcribed spacer of ribosomal DNA. The morphological measures of the _T. cati _specimens from the Kyrgyz Pallas' cat were comparable to values reported. We discuss the conservation implication of our find. |
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