The infective larva of Litomosoides yutajensis Guerrero et al., 2003 (Nematoda: Onchocercidae), a Wolbachia-free filaria from bat.

Full Abstract

The infective larva of Litomosoides yutajensis Guerrero et al., 2003, a parasite of the bat Pteronotus pamellii, is described; it is distinct from congeneric infective larvae by the absence of caudal lappets. The life cycles of five other species of Litomosoides are known; three are parasites of rodents, one of a marsupial and one of a bat. As with these species, the experimental vector of L. yutoajensis used was the macronyssid mite Ornithonyssus bacoti. In nature, the main vectors are probably other macronyssids but transmission by O. bacoti, with its large host-range, could account for the characteristic host-switchings in the evolution of Litomosoides. Unlike the murine model L. sigmodontis Chandler, 1931, L. yutajensis is devoid of the endosymbiontic bacteria Wolbachia and may be of great interest.

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Author information

Author/s: Guerrero, R (R); Bain, O (O); Attout, T (T); Martin, C (C);

Affiliation: Instituto de Zoologia Tropical, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Parasite (Paris, France) (Parasite), published in France. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Jun; vol 13 (issue 2) : pp 127-30

Dates: Created 2006/06/27; Completed 2006/08/16; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 16800120, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Animals
Arachnid Vectors - parasitology
Chiroptera - parasitology
Female
Filariasis - parasitology; transmission; veterinary
Filarioidea - anatomy & histology; classification; growth & development
Host-Parasite Interactions

Larva
Life Cycle Stages
Male
Mites - parasitology
Phylogeny
Species Specificity
Venezuela

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