Occurrence of Rhabditid Nematodes in the Pet Giant African Land Snails (Achatina fulica)

Gastropods comprise nearly 60,000 species of aquatic as well as terrestrial mollusks, primarily snails and slugs. The giant African land snail (Achatina fulica) is one of the most popular pet snails worldwide. This gastropod mollusk is known as the intermediate host of several parasites that cause s...

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Main Authors: Dario d'Ovidio, Jirí Nermut, Chiara Adami, Mario Santoro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2019.00088/full