First Study of Ascaris lumbricoides from the Semiwild
Population of the Sumatran Orangutan Pongo abelii in the
Context of Morphological Description and Molecular Phylogeny

J 2023

First Study of Ascaris lumbricoides from the Semiwild Population of the Sumatran Orangutan Pongo abelii in the Context of Morphological Description and Molecular Phylogeny

KŘÍŽOVÁ, Kristína, Mária SEIFERTOVÁ, Vlastimil BARUŠ, Iveta HODOVÁ, Šárka MAŠOVÁ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

First Study of Ascaris lumbricoides from the Semiwild Population of the Sumatran Orangutan Pongo abelii in the Context of Morphological Description and Molecular Phylogeny

Authors

KŘÍŽOVÁ, Kristína (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Mária SEIFERTOVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Vlastimil BARUŠ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Iveta HODOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Šárka MAŠOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Wisnu NURCAHYO and Ivona FOITOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Life, MDPI, 2023, 2075-1729

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10613 Zoology

Country of publisher

Switzerland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.200 in 2022

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/23:00130756

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life13041016

UT WoS

000979134500001

Keywords in English

Ascaris lumbricoides; cytochrome C oxidase I (CO1); host switching; internal transcribed spacer (ITS); non-human primates; phylogeny reconstruction; species determination; Sumatran orangutan Pongo abelii

Abstract

V originále

There is little evidence that the already described and accepted taxa of ascarids (Ascaris lumbricoides, A. suum, and A. ovis) infecting individuals of taxonomically distant groups (hominids, pigs, sheep, goats, and dogs) can be genetically or morphologically distinguished. However, despite described morphological differences, e.g., due to intraspecific variation, these are insufficient for species determination and may indicate differences amongst ascarids because of cross infections, hybrid production, and specific adaptations to hosts. Herein, the results of a molecular and morphological analysis of ascarids parasitising Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii Lesson, 1827) in native populations are presented. The research took place in the Bukit Lawang area, Indonesia, in 2009. Throughout the year, fresh faecal samples were collected regularly from 24 orangutans, and all were examined for the presence of nematode adults. Only five adult worms from two orangutan females were found during regular collection. Using the integrative taxonomic approach, the nematodes found were identified as A. lumbricoides. The significance of the find and its rarity is documented by the fact that this is the first confirmed finding of adult ascarids from an original orangutan site (not from a zoo) in more than 130 years (including the long-term study spanning the last 20 years focusing on orangutan parasites and natural antiparasitic drugs). More accurate morphometric parameters and genetic differences for the identification of ascarids were established. These parameters will be helpful for other findings in great apes and will also be suitable for further and precise determination of this parasite. The details distinguishing between male and female specimens are also stated and well defined. A comprehensive evaluation of the situation of Ascaris species parasitising orangutans, including a comparison with previously described orangutan parasite (i.e., A. satyri—species inquirenda), is discussed.

Links

GA23-06571S, research and development project

Name: Co nás mohou naučit orangutani: protiamébová a protigiardiová aktivita rostlin používaných orangutany k možné sebemedikaci

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

Citovat

KŘÍŽOVÁ, Kristína, Mária SEIFERTOVÁ, Vlastimil BARUŠ, Iveta HODOVÁ, Šárka MAŠOVÁ, Wisnu NURCAHYO and Ivona FOITOVÁ. First Study of Ascaris lumbricoides from the Semiwild Population of the Sumatran Orangutan Pongo abelii in the Context of Morphological Description and Molecular Phylogeny. Life. MDPI, 2023, vol. 13, No 4, p. 1-20. ISSN 2075-1729. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life13041016.

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KŘÍŽOVÁ, Kristína, Mária SEIFERTOVÁ, Vlastimil BARUŠ, Iveta HODOVÁ, Šárka MAŠOVÁ, Wisnu NURCAHYO and Ivona FOITOVÁ. First Study of Ascaris lumbricoides from the Semiwild Population of the Sumatran Orangutan Pongo abelii in the Context of Morphological Description and Molecular Phylogeny. \textit{Life}. MDPI, 2023, vol.~13, No~4, p.~1-20. ISSN~2075-1729. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life13041016.

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