May-Tec, A L Herrera-Castillo, N A Vidal-Martínez, V M Aguirre-Macedo, M L
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Journal of helminthology
We present a time series of 13 years (2003-2016) of continuous monthly data on the prevalence and mean abundance of the trematode Oligogonotylus mayae for all the hosts involved in its life cycle. We aimed to determine whether annual (or longer than annual) environmental fluctuations affect these infection parameters of O. mayae in its intermediate...
Morais, D H Müller, M I Melo, F T V Aguiar, A Willkens, Y de Sousa Silva, C Giese, E G Ávila, R W da Silva, Reinaldo José
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Journal of helminthology
Rhabdias pocoto n. sp. is herein described from the lungs of the swamp frog Pseudopaludicola pocoto Magalhães, Loebmann, Nogueira, Kokubum, Baptista, Haddad & Garda, 2014, from the Caatinga biome in the state of Ceará, in north-eastern Brazil. The new species is characterized by a body that dilates posteriorly, six small lips (protuberances) and tw...
Portela, A A B Dos Santos, T G Dos Anjos, L A
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Journal of helminthology
Degradation and habitat loss of natural grasslands in Southern Brazil has a negative impact on native organisms, potentially including the composition of anuran helminth communities. Here, we characterized the richness, abundance, taxonomic composition, prevalence and intensity of helminth infection in four anuran species. Host anurans were collect...
Feyera, T Ruhnke, I Sharpe, B Elliott, T Campbell, D L M Walkden-Brown, S W
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Journal of helminthology
Eggs oviposited by Ascaridia galli females in artificial media are commonly used as a source of infective material. We investigated the rate of egg production by cultured mature females (n = 223), and changes in egg viability under different storage and incubation conditions. Eggs recovered after 1, 2 or 3 days of culture were subjected to either (...
Brophy, T Mc Donnell, R J Howe, D K Denver, D R Ross, J L Luong, L T
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Journal of helminthology
A survey of nematodes associated with terrestrial slugs was conducted in residential gardens, nurseries, greenhouses and agricultural sites located in and around Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A total of 2406 slugs were collected from 82 sites. Slugs were decapitated and cadavers were incubated for two weeks, with emerging nematodes removed and process...
Prasadan, P K Shinad, K Sherin, C Arusha, K
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Journal of helminthology
The life cycle of Pleurogenoides wayanadensis Shinad & Prasadan, 2018, infecting the frogs Hoplobatrachus tigerinus and Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis, is elucidated in this study. All the life cycle stages from egg to egg-producing adults were elucidated under natural conditions and successfully established in the laboratory. The life cycle took about 5...
Tierney, P A Caffrey, J M Matthews, S M Costantini, E Holland, C V
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Journal of helminthology
Invasive species lose parasites in the process of invasion and tend to be less parasitized than conspecifics in the native range and sympatric native species in the invasive range (enemy release). We evaluated enemy release in an invasive freshwater fish in Ireland, common dace Leuciscus leuciscus, using helminth parasite community surveys at the c...
Ardpairin, J Muangpat, P Sonpom, S Dumidae, A Subkrasae, C Tandhavanant, S Thanwisai, A Vitta, A
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Journal of helminthology
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) Steinernema and Heterorhabditis and their symbiotic bacteria, Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus, have been successfully used for the control of insect pests. The objectives of this study were to survey the EPNs and symbiotic bacteria in the agricultural areas of the Phitsanulok province, Thailand, and to study the assoc...
Aguiar, A Morais, D H Yamada, F H Dos Anjos, L A da Silva, L A F da Silva, R J
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Journal of helminthology
Habitats characterized by geographic isolation such as islands have been studied using different organisms as models for understanding the dynamic and insular patterns of biodiversity. Determinants of parasite richness in insular host populations have been conducted mainly with mammals and birds, showing that parasite richness decreases in insular ...
González-Garduño, R Ortiz-Pérez, D O Alegría-Jiménez, L Torres-Chable, O M Cruz-Tamayo, A A Zaragoza-Vera, C V
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Journal of helminthology
Paramphistomosis is a parasitic disease endemic in ruminants nearly worldwide. In the present study, an in vitro screening of the main anthelmintics used in Mexico was carried out to determine the mean lethal dose for rumen fluke eggs from cattle in a humid, warm region. Rumen flukes were obtained from cattle slaughtered in the states of Tabasco an...