Distribution and characteristics of Ashworthius sidemi Schulz, 1933 (Nematoda, Trichostrongylidae) in wild ungulates in Belarus

Abstract

The material was collected during the period 2018‒2021 by dissection of internal organs of European bisons, red deers, European roe deers and elks. The found helminths were identified morphologically and using molecular genetic tools. Analysis of 16 ND4 mDNA sequences of A. sidemi revealed low level of genetic diversity which may indicate that Ashworthius sidemi in Belarus spread from one source.