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dc.contributor.authorÁcs, Z
dc.contributor.authorHayward, A
dc.contributor.authorSugár, L
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-07T14:02:07Z
dc.date.issued2016-09
dc.description.abstractDictyocaulus nematode worms live as parasites in the lower airways of ungulates and can cause significant disease in both wild and farmed hosts. This study represents the first population genetic analysis of large lungworms in wildlife. Specifically, we quantify genetic variation in Dictyocaulus lungworms from wild deer (red deer, fallow deer and roe deer) in Hungary, based on mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) sequence data, using population genetic and phylogenetic analyses. The studied Dictyocaulus taxa display considerable genetic diversity. At least one cryptic species and a new parasite-host relationship are revealed by our molecular study. Population genetic analyses for Dictyocaulus eckerti revealed high gene flow amongst weakly structured spatial populations that utilise the three host deer species considered here. Our results suggest that D. eckerti is a widespread generalist parasite in ungulates, with a diverse genetic backround and high evolutionary potential. In contrast, evidence of cryptic genetic structure at regional geographic scales was observed for Dictyocaulus capreolus, which infects just one host species, suggesting it is a specialist within the studied area. D. capreolus displayed lower genetic diversity overall, with only moderate gene flow compared to the closely related D. eckerti. We suggest that the differing vagility and dispersal behaviour of hosts are important contributing factors to the population structure of lungworms, and possibly other nematode parasites with single-host life cycles. Our findings are of relevance for the management of lungworms in deer farms and wild deer populations.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was carried out as a part of Zoltán Ács’ PhD thesis on BDistribution and host spectrum of Dictyocaulus lungworms in deer^ supported by the Hungarian Government.en_GB
dc.identifier.citationVol. 115, pp. 3295 - 3312en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00436-016-5088-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/25644
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherSpringeren_GB
dc.relation.urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27150969en_GB
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2016. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.en_GB
dc.subjectDeeren_GB
dc.subjectDictyocaulosisen_GB
dc.subjectHelminthen_GB
dc.subjectLungwormen_GB
dc.subjectPopulation geneticsen_GB
dc.titleGenetic diversity and population genetics of large lungworms (Dictyocaulus, Nematoda) in wild deer in Hungary.en_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.date.available2017-02-07T14:02:07Z
dc.identifier.issn1432-1955
exeter.place-of-publicationGermanyen_GB
dc.descriptionThis is the final version of the article. Available from the publisher via the DOI in this record.en_GB
dc.identifier.journalParasitology Researchen_GB
dc.identifier.pmcidPMC4980422
dc.identifier.pmid27150969


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