Litomosa chiropterorum Ortlepp, 1932 (Nematoda: Filarioidea) from a South African miniopterid: redescription, Wolbachia screening and phylogenetic relationships with Litomosoides
69 Miniopterus natalensis, type host of the onchocercid Litomosa chiropterorum, were collected in caves in the Western Province and Gauteng Province, South Africa. The prevalence of these filariae was about 50%. The microfilaria is folded, as in other Litomosa and an area rugosa composed of cuticula...
Main Authors: | Junker K., Barbuto M., Casiraghi M., Martin C., Uni S., Boomker J., Bain O. |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2009-03-01
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Series: | Parasite |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2009161043 |
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