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Eimeria spp. (Eimeriidae) in the migratory whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) Linnaeus, 1758 (Anatidae) from Sanmenxia Swan Lake National Urban Wetland Park in the middle reaches of the Yellow River in China

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This study i dentifies four Eimeria spp. recorded from fecal samples of migratory whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) in Sanmenxia Swan Lake National Urban Wetland Park in Sanmenxia city in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, China. Eimeria hermani, Eimeria nocens, Eimeria stigmosa, and Eimeria magnalabia were compatible in all characteristic features with their respective original descriptions. In addition to the preliminary morphological identification, this study provides a preliminary genotypic identification of these four Eimeria spp. via sequencing of the 18S rRNA, 28S rRNA, and COI gene loci that are suitable for the genotypic differentiation of these coccidia. This is the first report of molecular data for the four Eimeria spp. in migratory whooper swans. Finally, this study discusses the environmental risks of these coccidia for migratory whooper swans in Sanmenxia Swan Lake National Urban Wetland Park.

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All of the data generated and analyzed during this study are included in this published manuscript. The nucleotide sequences for the 18S rRNA, 28S rRNA, and COI loci obtained in this study have been deposited in GenBank, including 18S rRNA (GenBank accession numbers: MW775019–MW775022), 28S rRNA (GenBank accession numbers: MW775030–MW775033), and COI (GenBank accession numbers: MW775674–MW775677).

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This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U1904203) and the Leading talents of the Thousand Talents Program of Central China (19CZ0122). The sponsors played no role in study design, in the collection, analysis, or interpretation of the data, in writing the report, or in the decision to submit the article for publication.

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    Kaihui Zhang, Guanda Liang, Jiashu Lang, Ziyang Qin, Yuexin Wang, Junqiang Li & Longxian Zhang

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    Kaihui Zhang, Guanda Liang, Jiashu Lang, Ziyang Qin, Yuexin Wang, Junqiang Li & Longxian Zhang

  3. Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control of Poultry Products (Zhengzhou), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China

    Kaihui Zhang, Guanda Liang, Jiashu Lang, Ziyang Qin, Yuexin Wang, Junqiang Li & Longxian Zhang

  4. Sanmenxia Management Office of Henan Yellow River Wetland National Nature Reserve, Sanmenxia, 472000, China

    Yifan Zhang, Ruilong Dong & Fengbo Li

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LZ contributed to the conception and design of the experiments. KZ and GL performed the experiments. JL, ZQ, and YW helped in interpretation of data. YZ, RD, and FL collected fecal samples. JL interpreted the results and drafted the manuscript. All of the authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.

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Zhang, K., Liang, G., Lang, J. et al. Eimeria spp. (Eimeriidae) in the migratory whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) Linnaeus, 1758 (Anatidae) from Sanmenxia Swan Lake National Urban Wetland Park in the middle reaches of the Yellow River in China. Parasitol Res 121, 2967–2977 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-022-07629-x

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