Hepatozoon apri n. sp. (Adeleorina: Hepatozoidae) from the Japanese wild boar Sus scrofa leucomystax (Mammalia: Cetartiodactyla)
Hepatozoon apri n. sp. is described from Japanese wild boars Sus scrofa leucomystax in Japan. The gamonts in the peripheral blood leukocytes were 11.6 ± 1.4 × 6.7 ± 1.3 μm in size. The meronts in the muscle tissues were 35.0–47.5 μm in length and 26.5–30 μm in width. A high rate (53.0%) of infection...
Main Authors: | Mizuki Yamamoto, Toshihiro Tokiwa, Miki Tobiume, Shigeru Akamatsu, Kayoko Matsuo, Junji Moribe, Kazunori Ike |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-12-01
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Series: | International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224417300950 |
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