What question did this study set out to answer?

To identify species of protostrongylid nematodes found in white-tailed deer across multiple states.

February 13, 2026

Multiple Species of Protostrongylid Nematodes Occur in White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) across the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA.

Key Points

To identify species of protostrongylid nematodes found in white-tailed deer across multiple states.
Isolated larvae from white-tailed deer in northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
Conducted DNA sequencing to confirm species identities.
Collected samples from a total of 117 deer (n=60 in Minnesota, n=19 in Wisconsin, n=38 in Michigan).
Identified Parelaphostrongylus tenuis and Parelaphostrongylus andersoni among other species.
Discovered Varestrongylus cf. alpenae and five unidentified genetic lineages.
Findings suggest a diverse nematode community that could impact moose populations.

Abstract

Isolation of protostrongylid larvae from white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from northern Minnesota (n=60), Wisconsin (n=19), and Michigan (n=38), USA, and confirmation of species identities via DNA sequencing, revealed Parelaphostrongylus tenuis, Parelaphostrongylus andersoni, Varestrongylus cf. alpenae and five unidentified genetic lineages. This has implications for moose (Alces alces) conservation.

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Kraushaar et al. (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698ebf5085a1ff6a93016a0a https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.7589/jwd-d-24-00195

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