The flea, Megabothris abantis: An invertebrate host of Hepatozoon sp. and a likely definitive host in Hepatozoon infections of the montane vole, Microtus montanus

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 386-390

  Watkins, Raychel A ^a   Moshier, Suzanne E ^a   Pinter, Aelita J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b University of New Orleans   (United States)

Author keywords

Definitive host; Flea; Hepatozoon; Invertebrate host; Megabothris abantis; Microtus montanus; Oocyst; Sporocyst

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AETHECA WAGNERI; HEPATOZOON; HYSTRICHOPSYLLA DIPPIEI; INVERTEBRATA; IXODIDA; MEGABOTHRIS ABANTIS; MEGABOTHRIS ASIO; MICROTUS MONTANUS; MURIDAE; PEROMYSCOPSYLLA; PEROMYSCOPSYLLA SELENSIS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 33748265687     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.2.386     Document Type: Article

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