Efficacy of oral metronidazole and potassium sorbate against two gregarine parasites, Protomagalhaensia granulosae and Gregarina cubensis (Apicomplexa: Eugregarinida), infecting the death's head cockroach, Blaberus discoidalis

Comparative Parasitology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 196-199

  Smith, Autumn J ^a   Clopton, R E ^a  

^a PERU STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; Blaberus discoidalis; Chemotherapy; Gregarina cubensis; Gregarine; Protomagalhaensia granulosae

Indexed keywords

APICOMPLEXA; ARTHROPODA; BLABERUS DISCOIDALIS; BLATTARIA; EUGREGARINIDA; GREGARINA; GREGARINIA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0042200452     PISSN: 1049233X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1654/4109     Document Type: Article

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