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Experimental life cycle of Philophthalmus gralli (Trematoda: Philophthalmidae) in Venezuela.

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: Descriptions of the miracidium, mother redia, daughter redia, grandaughter redia, cercaria, metacercaria and adult stages of Philophthalmus gralli Mathis and Leger, 1910 recovered from experimental infections are presented. The intermediate host, Melanoides tuberculata, was collected from freshwater rivulets in Aguasanta and Yaguracual, Sucre State, Venezuela. Chicken were orally infected with cercariae and metacercariae, and metacercariae were introduced directly into the eyes by pipette. Both processes of infection produced adult worms. This is a new geographical record for P. gralli.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Marcos T Díaz, Luz E Hernández, Abul K Bashirullah

Institution: Universidad de Oriente

Language: English

Topic: Parasite Biology and Host Interactions

Subfield: Parasitology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1833607336

FWCI: 0.316

Cites: 10

Cited by: 25

Related to: 10