Feline lungworms unlock a novel mode of parasite transmission

Snail-borne lungworms exert an enormous toll on the health and welfare of animals and humans. Of these parasites, Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and Troglostrongylus brevior affect the respiratory tract of felids. These lungworms share both the ecological niche and the species of snail (Helix aspersa) a...

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Published in:Sci Rep
Main Authors: Colella, Vito, Giannelli, Alessio, Brianti, Emanuele, Ramos, Rafael Antonio Nascimento, Cantacessi, Cinzia, Dantas-Torres, Filipe, Otranto, Domenico
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4536521/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26271902
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep13105
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