Nematode biology and larval development of Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida, Thelaziidae) in the drosophilid intermediate host in Europe and China

Parasitology

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 847-855

  Otranto, D ^a   Lia, R P ^a   Cantacessi, C ^a   Testini, G ^a   Troccoli, A ^b   Shen, J L ^c   Wang, Z X ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dogs; Eye; Host parasite; Humans; Nematoda; Phortica okadai; Phortica variegata; Thelazia callipaeda; Vector

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY; DOG; DROSOPHILA; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EUROPE; FLY; GENE SEQUENCE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSECT; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVERWINTERING; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE VECTOR; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; THELAZIA; THELAZIA CALLIPAEDA; THELAZIOSIS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CHINA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; DOGS; DROSOPHILIDAE; EUROPE; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RABBITS; THELAZIOIDEA; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DROSOPHILIDAE; INSECTA; NEMATODA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PHORTICA; SPIRURIDA; THELAZIA; THELAZIA CALLIPAEDA; THELAZIIDAE;

EID: 28844451960     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182005008395     Document Type: Article

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