Eutrichophilus cordiceps Mjoberg, 1910 (Ischnocera: Trichodectidae) in Spiny Tree Porcupines (Coendou villosus): New locality records and the first molecular evidence of association with Bartonella sp

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Bassini-Silva, Ricardo ; das Chagas, Maria Eduarda Moraes ; Mello-Oliveira, Victor de Souza ; Calchi, Ana Claudia ; Castro-Santiago, Ana Carolina ; Andrade, Livia de Oliveira ; Benedet, Gabriela Coelho ; Pereira, Fernanda Mara Aragao Macedo ; Soares-Neto, Lauro Leite ; Hippolito, Alicia Giolo ; Hoppe, Estevam Guilherme Lux ; Werther, Karin ; Andre, Marcos Rogerio ; de Quadros, Rosileia Marinho ; Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes ; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian ; Jacinavicius, Fernando de Castro

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Parasitology International; v. 100, p. 7-pg., 2024-06-01.

Abstract

The chewing louse genus Eutrichophilus Mjo center dot berg has 19 species only associated with porcupines (Rodentia: Erethizontidae). Of these species, E. cercolabes, E. cordiceps, E. emersoni, E. minor, E. moojeni, and E. paraguayensis have been recorded in Brazil. In the present study, we report E. cordiceps for the first time in the Sa similar to o Paulo State (Bauru Municipality) and for the second time in the Santa Catarina State (Lages Municipality), providing scanning electron images and light microscopy for the eggs, as well as the first molecular data (18S rRNA) for the genus. Additionally, Bartonella sp. was detected for the first time in this chewing lice species. (AU)

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