Impacts of trace metals on Ascaris sp., endoparasites of greater cane rat, Thryonomis swinderianus (Temmincks, 1827), in the tropical rainforests of Odo Ona Kekere, Oluyole Local Government of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Impacts of trace metals on Ascaris sp., endoparasites of greater cane rat, Thryonomis swinderianus (Temmincks, 1827), in the tropical rainforests of Odo Ona Kekere, Oluyole Local Government of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract Background Samples of hunted greater cane rat (Thryonomis swinderianus) were collected from Oluwo Market, Epe and Odo Ona Kekere in Oluyole Local Government Area Ibadan, Nigeria. Trace metals such as zinc, cadmium, vanadium, barium, nickel, copper, lead, cobalt, chromium, and manganese were...

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Main Authors: Ayodele Elizabeth, Akinsanya Bamidele, Ogunyebi Amos Lanrewaju, Akeredolu Excellence, Isibor Patrick Omoregie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-03-01
Series:Bulletin of the National Research Centre
Subjects:
Dietary intake
Infected
Uninfected
Enteric parasite
Multi-stress conditions
Bioaccumulation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-022-00762-8

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