Molecular identification and histological aspects of Renicola sloanei (Digenea: Renicolidae) in Puffinus puffinus (Procellariiformes): a first record

Abstract Renicolids are parasites that inhabit the renal tubules and ureters of molluscivorous and piscivorous birds. Puffinus puffinus is a migratory seabird that was identified as the definitive host of Renicola spp. Studies focusing on the renicolid species and the resulting renal lesions are val...

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Main Authors: Andressa Maria Rorato Nascimento de Matos, Fernanda Louise Pereira Lavorente, Elis Lorenzetti, Mário Roberto Castro Meira Filho, Daniela Farias da Nóbrega, Andreas Lazaros Chryssafidis, Admilton Gonçalves de Oliveira, Camila Domit, Ana Paula Frederico Rodrigues Loureiro Bracarense
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612019005015102&lng=en&tlng=en