Author/Authors :
ÇİÇEK, Hatice Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi - Veteriner Fakültesi - Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , KARATEPE, Mustafa Niğde Üniversitesi - Bor Meslek Yüksekokulu, Turkey , KARATEPE, Bilge Niğde Üniversitesi - Bor Meslek Yüksekokulu, Turkey , CAKIR, Mehmet Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey , ESER, Mustafa Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi - Veteriner Fakültesi - Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey
Title Of Article :
Eimeria species (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) detected from the Anatolian ground squirrel, Spermophilus xanthophrymnus (Rodentia: Sciuridae) in Niğde province, Turkey
Abstract :
Intestinal contents of 105 Anatolian ground squirrels (Spermophilus xanthophrymnus) caught from Niğde province were examined to determine the types and prevalence of eimerian species. Eimerian oocysts were found in 27.6 % of all the samples examined by sucrose-flotation. Four species were recovered from Anatolian ground squirrels, including Eimeria callospermophili (prevalence: 25.7 %), E. morainensis (2.8 %), E. pseudospermophili (1.9 %), and E. lateralis (0.9 %)
