Epidemiology of the lymphatic-dwelling filarioid nematode Rumenfilaria andersoni in free-ranging moose (Alces alces) and other cervids of North America

Table 1 Reference nematodes used in molecular analysis of blood samples obtained from cervids

Isolate	Species	Geographical origin	Host species	DNA target	GenBank accession no.
RA-F124	Rumenfilaria andersoni	Finland	Rangifer tarandus	18S	KT878978
RA-F113	Rumenfilaria andersoni	Finland	Rangifer tarandus	18S	KT878977
RA-F128	Rumenfilaria andersoni	Finland	Rangifer tarandus	18S	KT878979
RA-F3	Rumenfilaria andersoni	Finland	Rangifer tarandus	ITS-1	KT873731
ES-WY11	Elaeophora schneideri	Wyoming, USA	Alces alces	18S	KT031392
ES-WY50	Elaeophora schneideri	Wyoming, USA	Alces alces	ITS-1	KT873732
ES-CA1	Elaeophora schneideri	California, USA	Rusa unicolor	18S	KT020850
OC-AK1	Onchocerca cervipedis	Alaska, USA	Alces alces	18S	KT031393
SY-AK1	Setaria yehi	Alaska, USA	Alces alces	18S	KT878970
SY-GA3	Setaria yehi	Georgia, USA	Odocoileus virginianus	ITS-1; 18S	KU757075; KT878972

Adult nematodes were identified based on morphological characteristics. Geographial origin and host species refer to the place and host from which the nematode was isolated. DNA target refers to the targeted gene sequence (18S rRNA or ITS-1) that was amplified

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