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Morphological and genetic differences of Trypanosoma in some Chinese freshwater fishes: difficulties of species identification.
Parasitology research - 1 Aug 2007
Gu Zemao, Wang Jianguo, Li Ming, Zhang Jinyong, Ke Xiaoli, Gong Xiaoning
Abstract excerpt
Blood smears and purified trypanosome from freshwater fishes yellow catfish (Pseudobagras fulvidraco) and common carp (Cyprinus carpio) captured from Niushan Lake, Hubei Province were examined to determine whether all of their trypanosomes were Trypanosoma pseudobagri, a species of supposed host specificity and widespread existence across China. Trypanosomes occurred in 16/16 blood smears, and morphometric...
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