Nasopulmonary mites (Acari: Halarachnidae) as potential vectors of bacterial pathogens, including Streptococcus phocae, in marine mammals.

Nasopulmonary mites (NPMs) of the family Halarachnidae are obligate endoparasites that colonize the respiratory tracts of mammals. NPMs damage surface epithelium resulting in mucosal irritation, respiratory illness, and secondary infection, yet the role of NPMs in facilitating pathogen invasion or d...

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الحاوية / القاعدة:PLoS ONE
المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Risa Pesapane, Andrea Chaves, Janet Foley, Nadia Javeed, Samantha Barnum, Katherine Greenwald, Erin Dodd, Christine Fontaine, Padraig Duignan, Michael Murray, Melissa Miller
التنسيق: مقال
اللغة:الإنجليزية
منشور في: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270009