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Metabarcoding in two isolated populations of wild roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) reveals variation in gastrointestinal nematode community composition between regions and among age classes.
Parasites & vectors - 4 Dec 2021
Beaumelle Camille, Redman Elizabeth M, de Rijke Jill, Wit Janneke, Benabed Slimania, Debias François, Duhayer Jeanne, Pardonnet Sylvia, Poirel Marie-Thérèse, Capron Gilles, Chabot Stéphane, Rey Benjamin, Yannic Glenn, Gilleard John S, Bourgoin Gilles
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BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal nematodes are ubiquitous for both domestic and wild ungulates and have varying consequences for health and fitness. They exist as complex communities of multiple co-infecting species, and we have a limited understanding of how these communities vary in different hosts, regions and circumstances or of how this affects their impacts. METHODS: We have undertaken ITS2 rDNA nemabiome...
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