First Paleoparasitological Evidence of Muellerius Sp. in Sheep or Goat Dated to the Sasanian Empire (500 Ce) in Ancient Iran

First Paleoparasitological Evidence of Muellerius Sp. in Sheep or Goat Dated to the Sasanian Empire (500 Ce) in Ancient Iran Publisher Pubmed

Wu TK¹ ; Heidari Z² ; Makki MS^{3, 7} ; Yazdi B⁴ ; Aali A⁵ ; Stollner T⁶ ; Boenke N⁶ ; Bowman DD¹ ; Mowlavi G^{3, 7}

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1. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, 930 Campus Road, Ithaca, 14853-6401, NY, United States
2. Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
3. Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P.O.BOX: 6446, Tehran, 14155, I.R., Iran
4. Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
5. Archaeological Museum of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
6. Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Institut fur Archaologische Wissenschaften, & German Mining Museum Bochum, Department Mining Archaeology, Bochum, Germany
7. Center for Research of Endemic Parasites of Iran (CREPI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports Published:2022

Abstract

A fecal pellet was recovered in an ancient salt mine in Chehrabad located in western Iran (36.55° N, 47.51° E). Based on prior publications showing the success of the salt mine's environment to preserve various life forms, it was decided to try and ascertain whether this faex contained any parasites of paleoparasitologic interest. The rehydration involved placing the pellet in an aqueous solution of 0.5% trisodium phosphate for a week, followed by the examination of aliquots of the entire rehydrated sample on a total of 153 microscope slides. The examination of the rehydrated material revealed the presence of two larval nematodes; there were no eggs or oocysts recovered. The larvae were photographed and measured, and the decision was made not to submit the two larvae to grinding and DNA extraction for molecular diagnostics due to their excellent state of preservation. The larvae were identified as first-stage larvae that appear to represent the genus Muellerius. Herein are reported the finding of two first-stage larvae of Muellerius nematodes (Metastrongyloidea, Protostrongylidae) from the rehydrated fecal pellet collected in a Chehrabad salt mine from the era of the Sasanian Empire. © 2022 Elsevier B.V.

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MLA	Wu TK, et al.. "First Paleoparasitological Evidence of Muellerius Sp. in Sheep or Goat Dated to the Sasanian Empire (500 Ce) in Ancient Iran." Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, vol. 34, no. , 2022, pp. -.
APA	Wu TK, Heidari Z, Makki MS, Yazdi B, Aali A, Stollner T, Boenke N, Bowman DD, Mowlavi G (2022). First Paleoparasitological Evidence of Muellerius Sp. in Sheep or Goat Dated to the Sasanian Empire (500 Ce) in Ancient Iran. Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, 34(), -.
Chicago	Wu TK, Heidari Z, Makki MS, Yazdi B, Aali A, Stollner T, Boenke N, Bowman DD, Mowlavi G. "First Paleoparasitological Evidence of Muellerius Sp. in Sheep or Goat Dated to the Sasanian Empire (500 Ce) in Ancient Iran." Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports 34, no. (2022): -.
Harvard	Wu TK et al. (2022) 'First Paleoparasitological Evidence of Muellerius Sp. in Sheep or Goat Dated to the Sasanian Empire (500 Ce) in Ancient Iran', Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, 34(), pp. -.
Vancouver	Wu TK, Heidari Z, Makki MS, Yazdi B, Aali A, Stollner T, et al.. First Paleoparasitological Evidence of Muellerius Sp. in Sheep or Goat Dated to the Sasanian Empire (500 Ce) in Ancient Iran. Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports. 2022;34():-.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Wu TK and Heidari Z and Makki MS and Yazdi B and Aali A and Stollner T and Boenke N and Bowman DD and Mowlavi G}, title = {First Paleoparasitological Evidence of Muellerius Sp. in Sheep or Goat Dated to the Sasanian Empire (500 Ce) in Ancient Iran}, journal = {Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports}, volume = {34}, number = {}, pages = {-}, year = {2022} }
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