Hajer Radhouani,^1,2,3 Gilberto Igrejas,^1,2 Carlos Carvalho,^1,2 Luís Pinto,^1,2,3 Alexandre Gonçalves,^1,2,3 Maria Lopez,⁴ Roberto Sargo,⁵ Luis Cardoso,^6,7 António Martinho,⁸ Vítor Rego,⁸ Rogério Rodrigues,⁸ Carmen Torres,⁴ Patrícia Poeta<sup>3,6,*

1</sup>1Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Center of Genomics and Biotechnology, University of
²2Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, P
³3Center of Studies of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vila Real, Portugal
⁴5Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Area, University of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain
⁵6Center of Collecting, Welcome, and Handling of Wild Animals (CRATAS), University of Trás-os-Montes
⁶4Veterinary Science Department, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal
⁷7 Parasite Disease Group, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Porto, Portugal
⁸8Portugal North Forestry Resources, Vila Real, Portugal

^* Corresponding author (email: ppoeta@utad.pt)