First record of Trypanosoma sp. (Protozoa: Kinetoplastida) in tuvira (Gymnotus aff. inaequilabiatus) in the Pantanal wetland, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil Primeiro registro de Trypanosoma sp. (Protozoa: Kinetoplastida) em tuvira (Gymnotus aff. inaequilabiatus) no Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil

First record of Trypanosoma sp. (Protozoa: Kinetoplastida) in tuvira (Gymnotus aff. inaequilabiatus) in the Pantanal wetland, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil Primeiro registro de Trypanosoma sp. (Protozoa: Kinetoplastida) em tuvira (Gymnotus aff. inaequilabiatus) no Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil

The blood infection by Trypanosoma sp. in tuvira (Gymnotus aff. inaequilabiatus) from the Pantanal wetland was reported in this study. Ten fish from the Paraguay River in the Pantanal were evaluated for the presence of hemoflagellates. Trypomastigotes of Trypanosoma sp. were observed in blood smears...

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Main Authors: Santiago Benites de Pádua, Márcia Mayumi Ishikawa, Fabiana Satake, Gabriela Tomas Jerônimo, Fabiana Pilarski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2011-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
Hemoflagelado
hemoprotozoário
isca viva
Hemoflagellate
hemoprotozoa
live bait
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