Discovery of a new Hepatozoon species namely Hepatozoon viperoi sp. nov. in nose-horned vipers in Türkiye

Abstract Although Hepatozoon spp. remains the most prevalent intracellular protozoa infecting snakes, it was reported only in a few snake species of the Colubridae family in Türkiye. Moreover, studies on these hemoparasites are not available in venomous nose-horned vipers from Türkiye. In this study...

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Main Authors: Onur Ceylan, Letícia Pereira Úngari, Gonca Sönmez, Cigdem Gul, Ceylan Ceylan, Murat Tosunoglu, Bengi Baycan, Lucia Helena O’Dwyer, Ferda Sevinc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36814-w