Morphologic and Genotypic Characterization of Psoroptes Mites from Water Buffaloes in Egypt.

Species delimitation of Psoroptes spp. and identity of the parasite in water buffaloes remain poorly defined. In this study, Psoroptes infestation on three water buffalo farms in Egypt was examined based on morphometric characteristics, especially the opisthosomal setae of adult male mites. Clinical...

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Main Authors: Said Amer, Taher Abd El Wahab, Abd El Naby Metwaly, Yaoyu Feng, Lihua Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4627845?pdf=render