| a survey of environmental contamination with ascarid ova, wallingford, connecticut. | few studies have been conducted in the united states to quantify the potential risk associated with encountering zoonotic ascarid ova in the environment. in an effort to raise awareness and to better understand the risk of acquiring visceral larva migrans in south central connecticut, this environmental survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of ascarid ova (toxocara canis, toxocara cati, baylisascaris columnaris, and baylisascaris procyonis) in public areas of wallingford, connecticut, ... | 2005 | 15815147 |
| baylisascaris potosis n. sp., a new ascarid nematode isolated from captive kinkajou, potos flavus, from the cooperative republic of guyana. | we describe a new nematode species, baylisascaris potosis n. sp., isolated from captive kinkajou, potos flavus, from the cooperative republic of guyana. the nematode was found in fecal specimens, identified morphologically, and confirmed genetically. the new species is similar to baylisascaris procyonis, baylisascaris columnaris, and other baylisascaris species, but is distinguished by the position of the male phasmidial pole. nuclear and mitochondrial dna sequence analyses confirmed that the ne ... | 2014 | 24662055 |
| molecular analysis of baylisascaris columnaris revealed mitochondrial and nuclear polymorphisms. | baylisascaris species are intestinal nematodes of skunks, raccoons, badgers, and bears belonging to the genus ascarididae. oral uptake of embryonated baylisascaris sp. eggs by a wide variety of mammals and birds can lead to visceral, ocular and neurological larva migrans. b. procyonis, the raccoon roundworm, is known to cause severe illness in intermediate hosts and in humans, whereas the skunk roundworm b. columnaris is probably less pathogenic. skunks and raccoons are kept as pets in europe, s ... | 2013 | 23627901 |
| partial molecular characterization of the mitochondrial genome of baylisascaris columnaris and prevalence of infection in a wild population of striped skunks. | members of the genus baylisascaris utilize omnivores or carnivores as their definitive hosts. the best known member of this genus is baylisascaris procyonis, which is an intestinal parasite of raccoons. the closest relative of b. procyonis is b. columnaris, which utilizes the common skunk as its definitive host. although b. procyonis has been extensively studied, relatively little is known of b. columnaris. for example, the mitochondrial genome of b. procyonis has been sequenced in its entirety. ... | 2017 | 28462088 |
| survey of baylisascaris spp. in captive striped skunks (mephitis mephitis) in some european areas. | skunks are popular carnivore species kept both in zoological institutions and in households where they are hand raised as exotic pets. these small carnivores are considered the main definitive hosts of the roundworm baylisascaris columnaris. the purpose of this survey was to investigate the occurrence of baylisascaris spp. in striped skunks kept as pets or in private zoo collections in some european areas. copromicroscopic data from two laboratories, one in italy and one in germany, were used. a ... | 2017 | 27866266 |