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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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Autores principales: Colella, Vito, Giannelli, Alessio, Brianti, Emanuele, Ramos, Rafael Antonio Nascimento, Cantacessi, Cinzia, Dantas-Torres, Filipe, Otranto, Domenico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4536521/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26271902
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep13105