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Molecular identification of cestodes from rodents in the Mazury Lake District region of Poland

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dc.abstract.enRodents serve as hosts for many species of parasites, including cestodes, but the taxonomy of rodent-infecting tapeworms, especially in Central Europe, is still understudied. Therefore, the current study was conducted to identify larval and adult cestodes in free-living rodents from Northeastern Poland. The fieldwork was conducted between 2014 and 2023 in three forest sites. Cestodes were collected from five rodent species (Clethrionomys glareolus, Alexandromys oeconomus, Microtus agrestis, Apodemus agrarius and A. flavicollis, and were identified through morphology and by several genetic markers (12S rDNA, cox1, nad 1, 28S rDNA, 12S-16S rDNA) using phylogenetic analyses. A total of 58 cestode specimens were analyzed using molecular and phylogenetic analyses. Species identified included Catenotaenia henttoneni, Spasskijela kratochvili, Mesocestoides litteratus, Mesocestoides melesi, and others. Three Paranoplocephala specimens were identified as P. kalelai based on nad1 sequences. Morphological and genetic analyses indicated that the dominant adult cestode in bank vole was C. henttoneni and Mesocestoides spp. were the dominant larval cestodes. This study combined genetic and morphological methods to identify the cestodes infecting rodents in Poland. It confirmed the existence of P. kalelai in Poland, suggesting that previously reported Paranoplocephala spp., identified by morphological characters, may have corresponded to this molecularly identified species. Our study also highlighted gaps in genetic databases that currently still do not allow precise species identification.
dc.affiliationWydział Leśny i Technologii Drewna
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Entomologii i Fitopatologii Leśnej
dc.contributor.authorRomanek, Wiktoria
dc.contributor.authorAlsarraf, Mohammed
dc.contributor.authorAlsarraf, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorWężyk, Dagmara
dc.contributor.authorDwużnik-Szarek, Dorota
dc.contributor.authorGoll, Aleksander
dc.contributor.authorNowicka, Joanna
dc.contributor.authorKrupińska, Martyna
dc.contributor.authorGrzybek, Maciej
dc.contributor.authorTołkacz, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.authorBehnke-Borowczyk, Jolanta
dc.contributor.authorBehnke, Jerzy M.
dc.contributor.authorBajer, Anna
dc.date.access2026-02-18
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-19T09:31:51Z
dc.date.available2026-02-19T09:31:51Z
dc.date.copyright2026-02-16
dc.date.issued2026
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p> Rodents serve as hosts for many species of parasites, including cestodes, but the taxonomy of rodent-infecting tapeworms, especially in Central Europe, is still understudied. Therefore, the current study was conducted to identify larval and adult cestodes in free-living rodents from Northeastern Poland. The fieldwork was conducted between 2014 and 2023 in three forest sites. Cestodes were collected from five rodent species ( <jats:italic>Clethrionomys glareolus, Alexandromys oeconomus</jats:italic> , <jats:italic>Microtus agrestis, Apodemus agrarius</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>A. flavicollis</jats:italic> , and were identified through morphology and by several genetic markers (12S rDNA, <jats:italic>cox1, nad 1</jats:italic> , 28S rDNA <jats:italic>,</jats:italic> 12S-16S rDNA) using phylogenetic analyses. A total of 58 cestode specimens were analyzed using molecular and phylogenetic analyses. Species identified included <jats:italic>Catenotaenia henttoneni, Spasskijela kratochvili, Mesocestoides litteratus, Mesocestoides melesi</jats:italic> , and others. Three <jats:italic>Paranoplocephala</jats:italic> specimens were identified as <jats:italic>P. kalelai</jats:italic> based on <jats:italic>nad1</jats:italic> sequences. Morphological and genetic analyses indicated that the dominant adult cestode in bank vole was <jats:italic>C. henttoneni</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Mesocestoides</jats:italic> spp. were the dominant larval cestodes. This study combined genetic and morphological methods to identify the cestodes infecting rodents in Poland. It confirmed the existence of <jats:italic>P. kalelai</jats:italic> in Poland, suggesting that previously reported <jats:italic>Paranoplocephala</jats:italic> spp., identified by morphological characters, may have corresponded to this molecularly identified species. Our study also highlighted gaps in genetic databases that currently still do not allow precise species identification. </jats:p>
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dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume125
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00436-026-08629-x
dc.identifier.eissn1432-1955
dc.identifier.issn0932-0113
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/7394
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dc.languageen
dc.relation.ispartofParasitology Research
dc.relation.pagesart. 26
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dc.share.typeOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.enParanoplocephala
dc.subject.enCatenotaenia
dc.subject.enSkrjabinotaenia
dc.subject.enSpasskijela
dc.subject.enMesocestoides
dc.subject.enphylogenetic analysis
dc.titleMolecular identification of cestodes from rodents in the Mazury Lake District region of Poland
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