Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4558830 | Journal of Invertebrate Pathology | 2007 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Specimens of fleas Ctenocephalides felis felis (1052♀/448♂), obtained from 150 dogs in Centro de Controle de Zoonoses de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, were dissected and examined for endosymbionts. Three protozoan, Nolleria pulicis, a gregarine (Actinocephalidae) and Leptomonas sp., together with one cestode, Dipylidium caninum were identified. Infections by N. pulicis and Leptomonas sp. occurred mainly in the warm-rainy period. The prevalence and distribution of these endosymbionts in fleas derived from Brazil and South America, and the their variation according to sex and season, are reported for the first time.
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Authors
Daniel M. de Avelar, Adamastor S. Bussolotti, Maria do Carmo A. Ramos, Pedro M. Linardi,