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In this study, a nematode was collected in the abdominal fascia of a captive deceased Chinese alligator. Cytochrome oxidase I (COI), internal transcribed spacer region (ITS) and partial small subunit DNA segments (18S) sequences were amplified to further confirm the genetic information of the species. The results showed that the nematode was attributed to the genus <jats:italic>Eustrongylides<\/jats:italic>. Overall, this is the first report of <jats:italic>Eustrongylides<\/jats:italic> sp. infected in the Chinese alligator, expanding the known host range of this nematode and contributing to a better understanding of its life cycle.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fvets.2025.1579738","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,14]],"date-time":"2025-05-14T05:37:49Z","timestamp":1747201069000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Case Report: The first record of Eustrongylides sp. infection in the Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Yujun","family":"Shuai","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yongkang","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Pingsi","family":"Yi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jinhong","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","first-page":"7","volume-title":"Alligators in China, their history, description & identification","author":"Fauvel","year":"1879"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1768","DOI":"10.3390\/land11101768","article-title":"Influencing factors and measurement of \u201cwillingness to accept\u201d living with alligators in a nature reserve: a case study in National Chinese Alligator Nature Reserve","volume":"11","author":"Liu","year":"2022","journal-title":"China Land"},{"key":"ref3","article-title":"National Park Administration. 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