Characterizing mixed strongyle infections in foals and broodmares using cytochrome c oxidase subunit I deep amplicon sequencing
Cytochrome oxidase-based characterization of mixed strongyle infections revealed strongyle community differences between broodmares and foals. Possible age associations were identified for four species of small strongyles, including two cryptic species. Low overall strongyle prevalence and egg-shedding intensity, non-random sampling and differences in anthelmintic treatment schemes limited the statistical power of this study.
Authors
- Susan Mbedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9633-5045)
- Sarah Sparmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9278-4081)
- Luise Grace Klass (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2215-2596)
- Sandro Andreotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7678-9720)
- Georg Von Samson-Himmelstjerna
- Jürgen Krücken
- Thore Schenk
Institutions
- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (DE)
- Berlin Center for Genomics in Biodiversity Research (DE)
- Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (DE)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2026-01-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-07192-1
- Primary Topic
- Helminth infection and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00