New edaphic mites of the genus Veigaia from Slovakia and Bulgaria, with a key to the European species (Acari, Mesostigmata, Veigaiidae)

Mašán, Peter; Fenďa, Peter; Mihal, Uvan

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“…However, Uchikawa [ 13 ] concluded that H. apodemi is a synonym of H. sunci after observing the morphological variation of the sternal shield. This conclusion was supported by Mašán and Fenda [ 14 ]. We also agree with this conclusion and thus call this species H. sunci in the present report.…”

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Catenotaenia dendritica (Cestoda: Catenotaeniidae) and Three Ectoparasite Species in the Red Squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, from Cheongju, Korea

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Parasites are recorded from the red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, from Cheongju, the Republic of Korea. A total of 5 road-killed squirrels were thoroughly examined for internal and external parasites from November 2011 to May 2014. Total 4 parasite species, including 1 tapeworm and 3 ectoparasite species were recovered. They were morphologically identified as Catenotaenia dendritica (Cestoda: Catenotaeniidae), Hirstionyssus sciurinus, Leptotrombidium pallidum, and Ceratophyllus (Monopsyllus) indages. Among them, C. dendritica and H. sciurinus are recorded for the first time in the Korean parasite fauna. In addition, the possibility that the red squirrel could act as a reservoir host for a zoonotic disease like tsutsugamushi disease with L. pallidum as its vector has been raised.

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Catenotaenia dendritica (Cestoda: Catenotaeniidae) and Three Ectoparasite Species in the Red Squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, from Cheongju, Korea

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“…Fleas and lice were identified on the species level according to standard morphological keys. Mites were treated with lactic acid for transparency and their genera/species determined according to [ 10 ]. Ectoparasites of the same species collected from the same host were stored (in 70% ethanol) and processed together.…”

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Synanthropic rodents and their ectoparasites as carriers of a novel haemoplasma and vector-borne, zoonotic pathogens indoors

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BackgroundDespite their close association with human dwellings, the role of synanthropic rodents in the epidemiology of vector-borne infections is seldom studied. The aim of the present study was to compensate for this lack of information, by the molecular investigation of vector-borne bacteria in peridomestic rodents and their ectoparasites.FindingsFifty-two rodents (mainly house mice and brown rats) were caught alive in buildings and checked for blood-sucking ectoparasites; followed by molecular analysis of these, together with spleen samples, for the presence of vector-borne agents. Haemoplasma infection was significantly more prevalent among brown rats, than among house mice. A novel haemoplasma genotype (with only 92-93% similarity to Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis and M. coccoides in its 16S rRNA gene) was detected in a harvest mouse and a brown rat. Sporadic occurrence of Rickettsia helvetica, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. and Bartonella sp. was also noted in rodents and/or their ectoparasites.ConclusionsThese results indicate that synanthropic rodents, although with low prevalence, may carry zoonotic and vector-borne pathogens indoors.

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“…Trachytes aegrota and T. pauperior have wide ecological tolerance and inhabit various habitats (Mašán, 2003b, Bloszyk et al, 2006. All of these species have been identified in Europe not only in soil moss, but also in bark and rock moss (Mašàn and Fenďa, 2004;Salmane and Kontschan, 2005;Brumelis, 2008, 2010;Mašán et al, 2008;Skorupski et al, 2008;Madej et al, 2011;Arroyo et al, 2010Arroyo et al, , 2012Kamczyc and Skorupski, 2014;Ács and Kontschan, 2014;Salmane and Spungis, 2015).…”

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Importance of moss habitats for mesostigmatid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) in Romania

Manu¹,

Băncilă²,

Onete³

2018

Turk J Zool

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Introduction Natural forests are complex and mature terrestrial ecosystems. They are characterized by a wide variety of habitats (wood debris, litter fermentation layer, soil, moss layer, canopy, etc.) which offer proper environmental conditions for a high diversity of organisms (Cragg and Bardgett, 2001; Spiecker, 2003; Paquette and Messier, 2011; Garcia-Palacios et al., 2013). One of the most abundant invertebrate groups living in forest ecosystems are mites (Acari). The mite densities that have been reported from a square meter of surface and subsurface soil were between 50,000 and 250,000 individuals or even more (400,000 individuals) during the winter months (

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New edaphic mites of the genus Veigaia from Slovakia and Bulgaria, with a key to the European species (Acari, Mesostigmata, Veigaiidae)

Cited by 16 publications

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Catenotaenia dendritica (Cestoda: Catenotaeniidae) and Three Ectoparasite Species in the Red Squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, from Cheongju, Korea

Catenotaenia dendritica (Cestoda: Catenotaeniidae) and Three Ectoparasite Species in the Red Squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, from Cheongju, Korea

Synanthropic rodents and their ectoparasites as carriers of a novel haemoplasma and vector-borne, zoonotic pathogens indoors

Importance of moss habitats for mesostigmatid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) in Romania

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