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Prevalence and Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Sarcocystis glareoli from Brain Samples of Small Mammals Captured in Lithuania.
Acta parasitologica - 26 Jan 2026
Prakas Petras, Bagdonaitė Dovilė Laisvūnė, Jasiulionis Marius, Juozaitytė-Ngugu Evelina, Stirkė Vitalijus, Balčiauskas Linas, Butkauskas Dalius
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PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to assess Sarcocystis prevalence in brains of small mammals from Lithuania and to comprehensively characterize their genetic variability. METHODS: Brain samples of 687 small mammals (mice, voles and shrews) from Lithuania were analysed for Sarcocystis spp. using light microscopy and DNA sequence analysis. Parasites isolated were genetically characterised at nuclear 18S rRNA, 28S...
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