Myxidium anatidum in a Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus From Western Canada
Liver changes in a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) were associated with the presence of Myxidium anatidum. The myxozoan parasites were present in bile ducts. The genus and species were determined using an 18S rRNA PCR combined with sequencing of the product and a BLASTN search.
Authors
- Ursula G. Perdrizet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7326-4857)
- Trent K. Bollinger
- Betty Lockerbie
Institutions
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Wildlife Diseases
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7589/jwd-d-24-00221
- Primary Topic
- Plant and fungal interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00