Bucknell D, Hoste H, Gasser R B, Beveridge I
Department of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
J Helminthol. 1996 Sep;70(3):185-92. doi: 10.1017/s0022149x0001539x.
The community structure exhibited by strongyloid nematodes from the large intestines of horses was examined using data from autopsies of 150 horses. Thirty-one species of nematodes were encountered, but they were not clearly divisible into core and satellite species. Multiple congeneric, consubfamilial and confamilial species were a prominent feature of the community and were more common than singleton infections. Multivariate analyses provided evidence of a stable community of helminths dominated by positive interactions but with few negative interactions, suggesting the absence of competition within the community.
