First record of the nematode Libyostrongylus dentatus Hoberg, Lloyd & Omar, 1995 (Trichostrongylidae) in ostriches (Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758) (Struthionidae) outside the Americas

First record of the nematode Libyostrongylus dentatus Hoberg, Lloyd & Omar, 1995 (Trichostrongylidae) in ostriches (Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758) (Struthionidae) outside the Americas

Abstract Background Libyostrongylus douglassii, Libyostrongylus dentatus and Libyostrongylus magnus are nematodes that infect ostriches. The first species has been identified in ostriches from Africa, Europe, Americas and Oceania. Although the natural range of ostriches is Africa, L. dentatus was fi...

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Main Authors: Josiana Gomes de Andrade, Bersissa Kumsa, Dinka Ayana, Ricardo Augusto Mendonça Vieira, Clóvis de Paula Santos, Alena Mayo Iñiguez, Renato Augusto DaMatta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Libyostrongylus spp.
Struthio molybdophanes
Ethiopian ostriches
Phylogeny
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2815-7

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