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- Title
First Worldwide Evidence of Bronchopulmonary Strongyle Nematodes and the First Report on Italy of Cryptosporidium sp. in Allochthonous Nutria (Myocastor coypus).
- Authors
De Michelis, Silvia; De Liberato, Claudio; Amoruso, Cristina; Battisti, Corrado; Carosi, Monica
- Abstract
Nutria (or coypu, Myocastor coypus), is a semi-aquatic rodent that is native to South America and has been introduced almost all over the world since the end of the 19th century. In Europe, this rodent is considered an invasive species. In this report, we analyzed nutria fecal samples in a small coastal wetland of Central Italy, using different techniques (fresh smear, direct immunofluorescence, Baermann technique, flotation, ethyl acetate sedimentation) to obtain an arrangement of eukaryote endoparasites (Protozoa and Helminths) and compare them with data available in the literature for both Italy and worldwide. We recorded five taxa, with a dominant occurrence (>70%) of nematodes of the genus Strongyloides. Moreover, we reported for the first time in nutria a bronchopulmonary strongyle nematode (Muellerius vel. Angiostrongylus) and, for the first time in Italy, protozoans of the genus Cryptosporidium. Since nutria co-occurs with humans and domestic animals in the study area, we highlighted possible sanitary and management implications.
- Subjects
ITALY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; HELMINTHS; NEMATODES; INTRODUCED species; COASTAL wetlands; ETHYL acetate; ENDOPARASITES
- Publication
Diversity (14242818), 2023, Vol 15, Issue 5, p611
- ISSN
1424-2818
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/d15050611