Rushworth, RL, Boufana, BS, Hall, JL, Brannan, V, Mastin, A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9536-3378, Birtles, RJ
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4216-5044, Craig, PS and Rogan, MT
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5399-8570
2016,
'Rodentolepis straminea in an urban population of
Apodemus sylvaticus in the UK'
, Journal of Helminthology, 90 (4)
, pp. 476-482.
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Abstract
The presence of the cyclophyllidean cestode Rodentolepis straminea (Cestoda, Hymenolepididae), was confirmed by molecular DNA analysis from a wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) population inhabiting urban woodland in Salford, Greater Manchester (UK) with a prevalence of 27.8%. It would appear that the only previous published record of this species in A. sylvaticus in the British Isles is that from southwest Ireland, where 24% of the wood mice examined were infected with R. straminea. This species has been recorded in studies on A. sylvaticus in continental Europe. The current report represents a new record for R. straminea on mainland Britain and a first study of helminth parasites in an urban wood mouse population.
Item Type: | Article |
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Schools: | Schools > School of Environment and Life Sciences > Ecosystems and Environment Research Centre |
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Helminthology |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
ISSN: | 0022-149X |
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Funders: | Non funded research |
Depositing User: | MT Rogan |
Date Deposited: | 12 Jun 2015 08:37 |
Last Modified: | 11 Nov 2019 10:22 |
URI: | http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/34981 |
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