Elucidating the life cycle of opossum parasites: DNA sequences reveal the involvement of planorbid snails as intermediate hosts of Rhopalias spp. (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) in Brazil

Echinostomatid digeneans belonging to the genus Rhopalias are intestinal trematodes found mainly in opossums in the New World. The genus comprises seven species, but their life cycles and intermediate hosts have been unknown until now. During our long-term study carried out in freshwater habitats wi...

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Autores principales: López-Hernández, Danimar, Valadão, Marisa Caixeta, de Melo, Alan Lane, Tkach, Vasyl V., Pinto, Hudson Alves
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9983843/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36867609
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279268

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9983843/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36867609
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279268

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