Molecular Characterization of Ostertagia mossi and Ostertagia dikmansi from White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Confirms They are the Same Species

C. Anderson Smith; Elizabeth A. Kurimo-Beechuk; Kayla B. Garrett; Mark G. Ruder; Ethan P. Barton; Michael J. Yabsley

doi:10.7589/JWD-D-24-00096

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C. Anderson Smith,^1,2 Elizabeth A. Kurimo-Beechuk,¹ Kayla B. Garrett,^1,3,4 Mark G. Ruder,¹ Ethan P. Barton,^1,5 Michael J. Yabsley^1,3,4,*

¹Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
²Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
³Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
⁴Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
⁵West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Romney, West Virginia 26757, USA

^*Corresponding author (email: myabsley@uga.edu)

Abstract

To examine whether Ostertagia mossi and Ostertagia dikmansi from white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are separate species, we obtained DNA sequences for the cytochrome C oxidase subunit I and internal transcribed spacer 2 gene targets for phylogenetic analyses. Neither target revealed separation between morphotypes, confirming they are the same species and providing new data on Ostertagia morphotypes.

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C. Anderson Smith, Elizabeth A. Kurimo-Beechuk, Kayla B. Garrett, Mark G. Ruder, Ethan P. Barton, and Michael J. Yabsley "Molecular Characterization of Ostertagia mossi and Ostertagia dikmansi from White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Confirms They are the Same Species," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 61(1), 267-271, (31 January 2025). https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-24-00096

Received: 3 June 2024; Accepted: 24 September 2024; Published: 31 January 2025

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