Marin, A.-M.; Mederle, O.-A.; Marucci, G.; Popovici, D.-C.; Mederle, N. First Identification and Molecular Characterization of Trichinella britovi (Nematoda: Trichinellidae) from the Pine Marten (Martes martes Linnaeus, 1758) in Romania. Microorganisms2023, 11, 2339.
Marin, A.-M.; Mederle, O.-A.; Marucci, G.; Popovici, D.-C.; Mederle, N. First Identification and Molecular Characterization of Trichinella britovi (Nematoda: Trichinellidae) from the Pine Marten (Martes martes Linnaeus, 1758) in Romania. Microorganisms 2023, 11, 2339.
Marin, A.-M.; Mederle, O.-A.; Marucci, G.; Popovici, D.-C.; Mederle, N. First Identification and Molecular Characterization of Trichinella britovi (Nematoda: Trichinellidae) from the Pine Marten (Martes martes Linnaeus, 1758) in Romania. Microorganisms2023, 11, 2339.
Marin, A.-M.; Mederle, O.-A.; Marucci, G.; Popovici, D.-C.; Mederle, N. First Identification and Molecular Characterization of Trichinella britovi (Nematoda: Trichinellidae) from the Pine Marten (Martes martes Linnaeus, 1758) in Romania. Microorganisms 2023, 11, 2339.
Abstract
Trichinella spp. are etiological zoonotic agents spread throughout the world affecting mammals, birds, and rep-tiles, involved in the evolution of the two cycles, domestic and sylvatic. The pine marten (Martes martes) is a mammal carnivorous nocturnal from the family Mustelidae. In Romania, this host is widespread in all the forests of the country. The pine marten has an extremely voracious appetite, feeding on fruit but also on a variety of small animals, including rodents such as mice or rats. The aim of the study was identification and molecular characterization of Trichinella larvae isolated from the muscles of tree martens from different counties of Romania. The muscle samples were examined by artificial digestion, and the larvae were processed by multiplex PCR. Trichinella britovi, a species frequently identified in wild carnivores in temperate zones, has been confirmed. Although T. britovi has been reported in Romania to several host animals, this study confirms for the first time its presence in the pine marten, a result which undoubtedly underlines the fact that the parasitic reserve in the sylvatic environment is maintained at a consistent level, and the knowledge of these vector hosts remains a permanent concern of the specialists.
Keywords
T. britovi; pine marten; Romania
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Life Sciences
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