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Cat genotype Tritrichomonas foetus survives passage through the alimentary tract of two common slug species.
Veterinary parasitology - 11 May 2011
Van der Saag Matthew, McDonell Denise, Slapeta Jan
Abstract excerpt
Tritrichomonas foetus has recently been recognised as the cause of large bowel diarrhoea in cats (feline trichomoniasis), for which the epidemiology is largely unknown. We tested whether garden slugs common in Sydney, Australia can pass viable T. foetus in their faeces after oral intake. First, L...
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