Demodex gatoi: New species of hair follicle mite (Acari: Demodecidae) from the domestic cat (Carnivora: Felidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-170

  Desch Jr , Clifford E ^a   Bonner Stewart, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acari; Demodecidae; Domestic cat; Ectoparasite

Indexed keywords

ACARI; CARNIVORA; DEMODEX; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; INFESTATION; MALE; MITE; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATS; FELINE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FEMALE; MALE; MITE INFESTATIONS; MITES;

EID: 0033093412     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/36.2.167     Document Type: Article

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