Long-term occurrence of Hemolivia cf. mauritanica (Apicomplexa: Adeleina: Haemogregarinidae) in captive Testudo marginata (Reptilia: Testudinidae): Evidence for cyclic merogony?

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1391-1393

  Siroky P ^a   Kamler, M ^a   Modry D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; GAMETOCYTE; HEMOLIVIA MAURITANICA; HYALOMMA AEGYPTIUM; LIFE CYCLE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITEMIA; PARENCHYMA; REPTILE; TESTUDO MARGINATA; TICK; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; BLOOD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; PARASITE VECTOR; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; ARACHNID VECTORS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; IXODIDAE; PARASITEMIA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; TURTLES;

EID: 14244261290     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3306     Document Type: Article

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