Contracaecum pelagicum and C. plagiaticium (Nematoda: Anisakidae) infection in Magellanic penguins (Sphenisciformes: Spheniscidae) on the coast of Rio de Janeiro State

The occurrence of infections and the disease induced by Contracaecum plagiaticium and Contracaecum pelagicum in Magellanic penguins, Spheniscus magellanicus Foster. 1781 (Sphenisciformes: Spheniscidae) were reported on the coast of Rio de Janeiro. Parasites of the genus Contracaecum were present in...

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Main Authors: Sabrina D.E. Campos, Bárbara Bianca N. Pereira, Salvatore Siciliano, Carlos Henrique C. Costa, Nádia R.P. Almosny, Beatriz Brener
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2013-01-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2013000100016&lng=en&tlng=en