Rodentolepis straminea in an urban population of Apodemus sylvaticus in the UK

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
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
Related URLs:	Publication
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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