AUTHOR=Kvicerova Jana , Hofmannova Lada , Scognamiglio Francesca , Santoro Mario 

TITLE=Eimeria sciurorum (Apicomplexa, Coccidia) From the Calabrian Black Squirrel (Sciurus meridionalis): An Example of Lower Host Specificity of Eimerians

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Veterinary Science

VOLUME=7

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2020.00369

DOI=10.3389/fvets.2020.00369

ISSN=2297-1769

ABSTRACT=<p>Host specificity plays one of the key roles in parasitism. It affects the evolution and diversification of both host and parasite, as well as it influences their geographical distribution, and epidemiological significance. For most of parasites, however, host specificity is unknown or misrepresented because it is difficult to be determined accurately. Here we provide the information about the lower host specificity of <italic>Eimeria sciurorum</italic> infecting squirrels, and its new host record for the Calabrian black squirrel <italic>Sciurus meridionalis</italic>, a southern Italian endemic species.</p>