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Molecular characterization of five Sarcocystis species in red deer ( Cervus elaphus), including Sarcocystis hjorti n. sp., reveals that these species are not intermediate host specific.
- S. Dahlgren, B. Gjerde
- Biology, Medicine
- Parasitology
- 1 April 2010
Muscle tissue from 37 red deer from Norway was examined for sarcocysts. Sarcocysts from 2 reindeer were obtained for comparative studies. Cysts were excised and morphologically classified by light… Expand
Sarcocystis in Norwegian roe deer (Capreolus capreolus): molecular and morphological identification of Sarcocystis oviformis n. sp. and Sarcocystis gracilis and their phylogenetic relationship with…
- S. Dahlgren, B. Gjerde
- Biology, Medicine
- Parasitology Research
- 1 April 2009
Fresh muscle tissue from six roe deer from Southeastern Norway was examined for sarcocysts. Cysts were excised and morphologically classified by light microscopy, and some cysts were further examined… Expand
Sarcocystis in moose (Alces alces): molecular identification and phylogeny of six Sarcocystis species in moose, and a morphological description of three new species
- S. Dahlgren, B. Gjerde
- Biology, Medicine
- Parasitology Research
- 28 March 2008
Muscle tissues from 34 moose from Southeastern Norway and two moose from Canada were examined. Sarcocysts were excised and morphologically classified by light microscopy, and some cysts were further… Expand
Genetic characterisation of six Sarcocystis species from reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in Norway based on the small subunit rRNA gene.
- S. Dahlgren, B. Gjerde
- Biology, Medicine
- Veterinary parasitology
- 31 May 2007
Six Sarcocystis species, i.e. Sarcocystis grueneri, Sarcocystis rangi, Sarcocystis tarandivulpes, Sarcocystis hardangeri, Sarcocystis rangiferi and Sarcocystis tarandi have previously been described… Expand
The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and the arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) are definitive hosts of Sarcocystis alces and Sarcocystis hjorti from moose (Alces alces).
- S. Dahlgren, B. Gjerde
- Biology, Medicine
- Parasitology
- 26 May 2010
The aim of this study was to determine whether foxes might act as definitive hosts of Sarcocystis alces in moose. In 2 experiments, 6 silver foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and 6 blue foxes (Vulpes lagopus)… Expand
Hammondia triffittae n. comb. of foxes ( Vulpes spp.): biological and molecular characteristics and differentiation from Hammondia heydorni of dogs.
- B. Gjerde, S. Dahlgren
- Biology, Medicine
- Parasitology
- 1 March 2011
Genomic DNAs from 3 oocyst isolates of Hammondia sp. from foxes (Vulpes vulpes and V. lagopus) and 1 oocyst isolate of Hammondia heydorni from a dog, were examined by PCR and sequence analysis of 6… Expand
A genome-wide association study identifies a region strongly associated with symmetrical onychomadesis on chromosome 12 in dogs.
- S. Dahlgren, M. Ziener, F. Lingaas
- Biology, Medicine
- Animal genetics
- 14 September 2016
Symmetrical onychomadesis causes periodic loss of claws in otherwise healthy dogs. Genome-wide association analysis in 225 Gordon Setters identified a single region associated with symmetrical… Expand
First record of natural Tritrichomonas foetus infection of the feline uterus.
- S. Dahlgren, B. Gjerde, H. Pettersen
- Medicine
- The Journal of small animal practice
- 1 November 2007
Tritrichomonas foetus was found in the uterus of a cat with pyometra and in the faeces of three other cats in the same household, one of which had chronic diarrhoea. This is the first report of a… Expand
Phylogenetic relationships between Sarcocystis species from reindeer and other Sarcocystidae deduced from ssu rRNA gene sequences.
- S. Dahlgren, Rodrigo Gouveia-Oliveira, B. Gjerde
- Biology, Medicine
- Veterinary parasitology
- 25 January 2008
Six Sarcocystis species from reindeer (S. grueneri, S. rangi, S. tarandivulpes, S. hardangeri, S. rangiferi and S. tarandi) have previously been genetically characterised. The aim of this study was… Expand
Corvid birds (Corvidae) act as definitive hosts for Sarcocystis ovalis in moose (Alces alces)
- B. Gjerde, S. Dahlgren
- Biology, Medicine
- Parasitology Research
- 10 August 2010
Epidemiological data and a unique phylogenetic position had suggested that Sarcocystis ovalis in moose and red deer might use a definitive host other than canids, felids, or humans. Corvid birds and… Expand