ARMAĞAN ERDEM ÜTÜK, SAMİ ŞİMŞEK, ERGÜN KÖROĞLU, NAZİR DUMANLI

Eimeria species (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from Anatolian ground squirrels (Spermophilus xanthoprymnus) in Turkey

Bu çalışma Anadolu yer sincaplarında (Spermophilus xanthoprymnus) bulunan Eimeria türlerini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Çinko sülfat yüzdürme yöntemiyle incelenen yedi dışkı numunesinin tamamında (%100) Eimeria spp. oosistleri bulunmuştur. Anadolu yer sincaplarında E. morainensis, E. callospermophili ve E. lateralis türleri Türkiye’de ilk kez tespit edilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Apicomplexa, Eimeria, Spermophilus, Türkiye, ookist, protozoa enfeksiyonları, sincap

Türkiye’de Anadolu yer sincaplarında (Spermophilus xanthoprymnus) bulunan Eimeria (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) türleri

This study was conducted to determine the Eimeria species of Anatolian ground squirrels (Spermophilus xanthoprymnus). Eimeria spp. oocysts were found in all (100%) of seven fecal samples examined by zinc sulphate flotation method. Eimeria morainensis, E. callospermophili, and E. lateralis were detected in Anatolian ground squirrels in Turkey for the first time.

Keywords:

Apicomplexa, Eimeria, Spermophilus, Turkey, oocysts, protozoal infections, squirrels,

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