Hepatozoon caimani in Caiman crocodilus yacare (Crocodylia, Alligatoridae) from North Pantanal, Brazil

Hepatozoon caimani in Caiman crocodilus yacare (Crocodylia, Alligatoridae) from North Pantanal, Brazil

Abstract Hepatozoon species are the most common intracellular hemoparasite found in reptiles. Hepatozoon caimani, whose vectors are Culex mosquitoes, has been detected in a high prevalence among caimans in Brazil by blood smears examinations. The present work aimed to detect and characterize the Hep...

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Main Authors: Andréa Bouer, Marcos Rogério André, Luiz Ricardo Gonçalves, Mayara de Cássia Luzzi, Juliana Paula de Oliveira, Adriana Carlos Rodrigues, Alessandro de Melo Varani, Vitor Fernandes Oliveira de Miranda, Lívia Perles, Karin Werther, Rosangela Zacarias Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2017-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
Caimans
Hepatozoon caimani
morphology
morphometry
molecular characterisation
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612017005011103&lng=en&tlng=en

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