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Since wild cervids are phylogenetically close to a lot of our livestock species, disease dynamics can arise, for example, through shared parasites. Insight into regional patterns, shaped by ecosystems and cross-species relationships, is only slowly emerging and the species-specific knowledge about lifecycle and ecology of parasites is often based on cross-sectional studies and therefore limited. Possibilities for broad and easy investigation of parasites could be the key to widen our understanding of these systems and processes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Here, shotgun metagenomics were investigated as a method for parasite detection in fecal samples of wild ungulates. The results were further validated by histopathological examination of gastrointestinal tissues.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The results from the two methods are in line with similar studies, and while not being identical, complement each other.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This investigation revealed parasite composition and seasonal dynamics in two species of wild cervid red deer (\n                      <jats:italic>Cervus elaphus<\/jats:italic>\n                      ) and roe deer (\n                      <jats:italic>Capreolus capreolus<\/jats:italic>\n                      ).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s13071-026-07347-8","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,7]],"date-time":"2026-07-07T10:25:45Z","timestamp":1783419945000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Gastrointestinal parasites of red and roe deer investigated via metagenomics and histology"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Nele","family":"Lechleiter","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Judith","family":"Wedemeyer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jessica","family":"Junker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Julia","family":"Sehl-Ewert","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Timo","family":"Homeier-Bachmann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"7347_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"292","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ecolecon.2014.06.018","volume":"105","author":"C Schulp","year":"2014","unstructured":"Schulp C, Thuiller W, Verburg PH. 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