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Species composition and concentration of rumen ciliate protozoa were investigated in the rumen contents of 14 domestic sheep and 1 goat living in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. This is the first report on rumen ciliates from ruminants living in Kyrgyzstan. In sheep 12 genera, 28 species and 12 morphotypes were detected, whereas in goat 8 genera, 12 species and 4 morphotypes were detected. The density of ciliates in sheep was (28.1 ± 20.0) × 10(4) cells mL(-1) and in goat was 37.0 × 10(4) cells mL(-1). Dasytricha ruminantium, Isotricha prostoma, Entodinium simulans and Ophryoscolex caudatus were major species (100%) in sheep, and for the first time, Diplodinium rangiferi was detected in a domestic goat.

. Hematological, serum biochemical, histological, and scanning electron microscopic studies were performed on normal and infected hosts to study the effects caused by the nematode. Results:The mean values of red blood corpuscle [RBC] ) were significantly higher (P<0.01) than those in noninfected fish. Significant differences were also observed in total protein and glucose levels between the infected and noninfected fish. Histological and scanning electron microscopic studies of the host tissues revealed a series of pathological changes and mechanical damage. Conclusion: It can be concluded that Eustrongylides sp. has a significant impact on its host and thus the parameters outlined in the present paper may be employed as tools in monitoring the health status of fish in culture practices. (Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2016; 40: 42-7) Keywords: Abdominal cavity, Channa punctatus, Eustrongylides sp., nematode, pathophysiological studies. )'ün ortalama değerleri enfekte olmayan balıklarınkinden anlamlı olarak daha yüksektir (P<0,01). Anlamlı farklılıklar enfekte ve enfekte olmayan balıklar arasında toplam protein ve glukoz seviyelerinde de gözlenmiştir. Konak dokuların histolojik ve taramalı elektron mikroskobu çalışmaları bir seri mekanik zarar ve patolojik değişiklikleri açığa çıkarmıştır. Sonuç: Bu çalışmadan Eustrongylides sp.'nin konağı üzerine anlamlı etkiye sahip olduğu sonucu çıkarılabilir ve, bu bulgular, yetiştiriciliği yapılan balıkların sağlık durumlarını izlemede araç olarak kullanılabilir. (Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2016; 40: 42-7)

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Three new entodiniomorphid species, Buetschlia minuta n. sp., Buetschlia cirrata n. sp., and Charonina elephanti n. sp., were described from the hindgut of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) from Gaziantep, Turkey. B. minuta n. sp. has an ovoid body shape with a truncated anterior end and a rounded posterior end, an adoral ciliary zone surrounding the cytostome, somatic ciliary rows in the anterior two thirds of the body, an ovoid macronucleus without a constant position, and a concretion vacuole in the anterior one third of the body. B. cirrata n. sp. has an ovoid body shape with the anterior end truncated and the posterior end rounded, an adoral ciliary zone surrounding the cytostome, unevenly distributed somatic cilia, an ovoid macronucleus without a constant position, and a concretion vacuole in the anterior one third of the body. C. elephanti n. sp. has an ovoid body shape with both ends rounded, an ovoid macronucleus without a constant position, two buccal ciliary zones, an adoral ciliary zone, a vestibular ciliary zone, three somatic ciliary zones, a dorsal ciliary zone, two posterior ciliary zones, dorsal and ventral, and a vestibulum with a Y-shaped infraciliature.