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Prevalence and diversity of Hepatozoon in native and exotic geckos from Brazil.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Feb 2015
Harris David James, Borges-Nojosa Diva Maria, Maia João Pedro
Abstract excerpt
Hepatozoon is a genus of hemogregarines constituting the most widespread and common reptile hemoparasite. Although various molecular assessments of these parasites have been conducted in lizards from Africa and Europe, similar studies are needed for South American lizards. Through amplification and sequencing of fragments of the 18S rRNA gene, we assess the prevalence of Hepatozoon parasites in 230 geckos from...
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