Recovery of the everted cystacanth of seven acanthocephalan species of birds from feral raccoons (Procyon lotor) in Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1203-1206

  Sato, Hiroshi ^a   Suzuki, Kazuo ^b   Uni, Shigehiko ^c   Kamiya, Haruo ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hikiiwa Park Center   (Japan)

^c OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acanthocephala; Japan; New geographical record; Prevalence; Procyon lotor

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN; PARASITOLOGY; RACCOON; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STOMACH JUICE;

ACANTHOCEPHALA; ANIMALS; BIRDS; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; JAPAN; RACCOONS; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ACANTHOCEPHALA (WORMS); ACANTHOCEPHALUS; AVES; CENTRORHYNCHUS; CENTRORHYNCHUS BAZALETICUS; CENTRORHYNCHUS ELONGATUS; CENTRORHYNCHUS TERES; PLAGIORHYNCHUS OGATAI; PORRORCHIS OTI; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; SPHAERIROSTRIS LANCEOIDES;

EID: 30344440149     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.67.1203     Document Type: Article

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