Life cycle of <it>Renylaima capensis</it>, a brachylaimid trematode of shrews and slugs in South Africa: two-host and three-host transmission modalities suggested by epizootiology and DNA sequencing

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The life cycle of the brachylaimid trematode species <it>Renylaima capensis</it>, infecting the urinary system of the shrew <it>Myosorex varius</it> (Mammalia: Soricidae: Crocidosoricinae) in the Hottentots Ho...

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Main Authors: Sirgel Wilhelm F, Artigas Patricio, Bargues M, Mas-Coma Santiago
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Online Access:http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/5/1/169