Molecular discrimination of pouched four-eyed opossums from the Mamirauá Reserve in the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2006 Previous cytochrome B (CytB) mtDNA studies have suggested four species for the opossum genus Philander (four-eyed opossums), three (P. mcilhennyi, P. andersoni and P. opossum) from the Amazon and one (P.
Cláudia Nunes +3 more
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Metazoan and protozoan pathology of wild opossums (Didelphis virginiana) in Mexico [PDF]
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2023 : The aim was to describe the incidence and lesions caused by metazoan and protozoan parasites in Didelphis virginiana opossums in Mexico. From 2019 to 2021, twenty D. virginiana were collected from the state of Colima, Mexico.
Jorge L. García-Valle +8 more
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Sarcocystis neurona and related Sarcocystis spp. shed by opossums (Didelphis spp.) in South America
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2021 Protozoan parasites of the genus Sarcocystis are obligatory heteroxenous cyst-forming coccidia that infect a wide variety of animals and encompass approximately 200 described species. At least four Sarcocystis spp. (S. falcatula, S. neurona, S.
Luís Fernando Pita Gondim +4 more
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2021 The aims of this study were to determine the seroprevalence of Sarcocystis neurona antibodies in equines in the Ilhéus-Itabuna microregion (BA), and identify possible factors associated with infection.
Samantha Gusmão Pellizzoni +8 more
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First confirmed record of the Guianan White-eared Opossum, Didelphis imperfecta Mondolfi & Pérez-Hernández, 1984 (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae), from Colombia [PDF]
Check List, 2020 We report the first confirmed occurrence of the Guianan White-eared Opposum Didelphis imperfecta Mondolfi & Pérez-Hernéndez, 1984 (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) from Colombia.
Tania Marisol González +3 more
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High Trypanosoma spp. diversity is maintained by bats and triatomines in Espírito Santo state, Brazil [PDF]
, 2017 The aim of this study was to reevaluate the ecology of an area in the Atlantic Forest, southeast Brazil, where Chagas disease (CD) has been found to occur.
Costa, Leonora Pires +10 more
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2008 Este é primeiro relato da ocorrência de Ixodes no Estado do Mato Grosso do Sul e primeiro caso identificado de Ixodes loricatus Neumann, 1899, parasitando Didelphis albiventris no município de Campo Grande, MS, Brasil.This is first report of occurence of
Soraya R. Miziara +6 more
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Identification and characterization of repetitive DNA in the genus Didelphis Linnaeus, 1758 (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) and the use of satellite DNAs as phylogenetic markers [PDF]
Genetics and Molecular BiologyDidelphis species have been shown to exhibit very conservative karyotypes, which mainly differ in their constitutive heterochromatin, known to be mostly composed by repetitive DNAs.
Cayo Augusto Rocha Dias +6 more
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On the development of the chondrocranium and the histological anatomy of the head in perinatal stages of marsupial mammals [PDF]
, 2017 An overview of the literature on the chondrocranium of marsupial mammals reveals a relative conservatism in shape and structures. We document the histological cranial anatomy of individuals representing Monodelphis domestica, Dromiciops gliroides ...
Forasiepi, Analia Marta +1 more
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Ectoparasitic Arthropods Collected From Some Northern Ohio Mammals [PDF]
, 2017 Ectoparasitic arthropods were collected from some fur-bearing mammals in northern Ohio. Specimens representing seven mammalian species were examined and found to collectively harbor acarines, fleas, and biting lice.
Johnston, Scott A, Rockett, C. Lee
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