Histopathology and the inflammatory response of European perch, Perca fluviatilis muscle infected with Eustrongylides sp. (Nematoda)

Abstract Background The European perch, Perca fluviatilis L. is a common paratenic host of dioctophymatid nematodes belonging to the genus Eustrongylides. In this host, once infected oligochaetes, which serve as the first intermediate host, are ingested, Eustrongylides migrates through the intestine...

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Main Authors: Bahram S Dezfuli, Maurizio Manera, Massimo Lorenzoni, Flavio Pironi, Andrew P Shinn, Luisa Giari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-04-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0838-x