School of Biological Sciences, The Queen's University of Belfast, 97 Lisburn road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Vet Parasitol. 2013 Jan 16;191(1-2):161-4. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.08.002. Epub 2012 Aug 9.
We have determined the mitochondrial genotype of liver fluke present in Bison (Bison bonasus) from the herd maintained in the Bialowieza National Park in order to determine the origin of the infection. Our results demonstrated that the infrapopulations present in the bison were genetically diverse and were likely to have been derived from the population present in local cattle. From a consideration of the genetic structure of the liver fluke infrapopulations we conclude that the provision of hay at feeding stations may be implicated in the transmission of this parasite to the bison. This information may be of relevance to the successful management of the herd.
我们已经确定了比亚沃维耶扎国家公园（Bialowieza National Park）饲养的野牛（Bison bonasus）体内肝吸虫的线粒体基因型，以确定感染的来源。我们的研究结果表明，野牛体内的亚种群具有遗传多样性，很可能来自当地牛群中的种群。从肝吸虫亚种群的遗传结构来看，我们得出结论，在喂食站提供干草可能与这种寄生虫向野牛的传播有关。这些信息可能与野牛群的成功管理有关。
