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Patterns of genetic diversity in Hepatozoon spp. infecting snakes from North Africa and the Mediterranean Basin.
Systematic parasitology - 1 Mar 2014
Tomé Beatriz, Maia João P, Salvi Daniele, Brito José C, Carretero Miguel A, Perera Ana, Meimberg Harald, Harris David James
Abstract excerpt
Species of Hepatozoon Miller, 1908 are blood parasites most commonly found in snakes but some have been described from all tetrapod groups and a wide variety of hematophagous invertebrates. Previous studies have suggested possible associations between Hepatozoon spp. found in predators and prey. Particularly, some saurophagous snakes from North Africa and the Mediterranean region have been found to be infected...
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