Host specificity and species diversity of the Ostertagiinae Lopez-Neyra, 1947 in ruminants: a European perspective

Abstract Background Nematodes of the subfamily Ostertagiinae appear to be rather specific to a species or family of hosts, but some are observed in a wide variety of hosts. The nematode Ostertagia leptospicularis draws special attention due to its presence or absence among the same host species in d...

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Main Authors: Anna Wyrobisz-Papiewska, Jerzy Kowal, Paweł Nosal, Gabriela Chovancová, Steffen Rehbein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2958-6