scholarly journals Melanoides tuberculata as intermediate host of Philophthalmus gralli in Brazil

2010 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 323-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hudson Alves Pinto ◽  
Alan Lane de Melo

Melanoides tuberculata that naturally harbored trematode larvae were collected at the Pampulha dam, Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais, Brazil), during malacological surveys conducted from 2006 to 2010. From 7,164 specimens of M. tuberculata collected, 25 (0.35%) were infected by cercariae, which have been morphologically characterized as belonging to the Megalurous group, genus Philophthalmus. Excysted metacercariae were used for successful experimental infection of Gallus gallus domesticus, and adult parasites recovered from the nictitating membranes of chickens were identified as Philophthalmus gralli. This is the first report of P. gralli in M. tuberculata in Brazil.

2010 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 207-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hudson Alves Pinto ◽  
Alan Lane de Melo

Pleurolophocercous cercariae emerged from naturally infected Melanoides tuberculata from Minas Gerais State, Brazil, were used to perform experimental infection of laboratory-reared Poecilia reticulata. Mature metacercariae were obtained from the gills of fishes and force-fed to Mus musculus. The adult parasites which recovered from small intestines of mice were identified as Centrocestus formosanus. This is the first report of M. tuberculata as intermediate host of this heterophyid in Brazil.


2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Santoyo-De-Estéfano ◽  
Rosendo Espinoza-Leija ◽  
Xóchitl Hernández-Velasco

El presente trabajo reporta el hallazgo de una filariosis ocular en una gallina doméstica adulta, criada en traspatio en una comunidad cercana al río La silla, al sur de Nuevo León, México. La gallina fue remitida para una práctica de veterinaria debido a que presentaba debilidad y diarrea. A la necropsia, fueron encontrados tres nematodos debajo de la membrana nictitante en ambos ojos. Los nematodos fueron identificados como Oxyspirura mansoni. El diagnóstico fue confirmado cuando el huésped intermediario de O. mansoni, la cucaracha de Surinam (Pycnoscelus surinamensis), fue hallado en el lugar donde habitaba la gallina.


2017 ◽  
Vol 116 (8) ◽  
pp. 2265-2270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thais Ferreira Feitosa ◽  
Vinícius Longo Ribeiro Vilela ◽  
João Leite de Almeida-neto ◽  
Lídio Ricardo Bezerra de Melo ◽  
Dayana Firmino de Morais ◽  
...  

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 777
Author(s):  
Korakot Nganvongpanit ◽  
Piyatida Kaewkumpai ◽  
Varankpicha Kochagul ◽  
Kidsadagon Pringproa ◽  
Veerasak Punyapornwithaya ◽  
...  

The black-bone chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a breed of chicken that is commonly found in Thailand. This breed is known for having a number of black colored organs. Consumers have been notably attracted to the black-bone chicken breed for the characteristic darkness that is observed in many of its organs. However, the degree of darkness in all organs of the black-bone chicken is still in question. Importantly, there have not yet been any published reports on the distribution of melanin pigment in the organs of the black-bone chicken. This research study aims to examine the distribution of the melanin pigment in 33 organs of the Thai black-bone chicken. Ten black-bone chickens (five male, five female) were included in this study. Thirty-two organs including the brain, spinal cord, sciatic nerve, larynx, trachea, syrinx, lungs, heart, pericardium, aorta, brachial vein, kidney, cloaca, oviduct, testis, gastrocnemius muscle, femur, tongue, esophagus, crop, proventriculus, gizzard, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum, pancreas, liver, gall bladder, omentum, abdominal fat, spleen, and skin were examined in this study. Histological sections taken from tissue samples of each of these organs were studied. The findings revealed that the presence of the melanin pigment was not significantly different (p > 0.005) between male and female specimens. Notably, the liver was the only organ in which the melanin pigment had not accumulated. Consequently, there was not a uniform pattern of melanin pigment accumulation throughout the organs of the chickens. The melanin pigment was present in all of the tissue layers of most organs, while the melanin pigment was found in only specific layers of some of the organs. In conclusion, the distribution of melanin pigmentation in the organs of each of the animals in this study was found to be different. However, in some tissue samples, such as those obtained from the liver, no accumulation of the melanin pigment was observed.


Author(s):  
Webster Leonardo Guimarães da Costa ◽  
Isa Marianny Ferreira Nascimento Barbosa ◽  
Débora Pereira Gomes do Prado ◽  
Natália Domann ◽  
Hanstter Hallison Alves Rezende

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 769-780 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira ◽  
Maxence Barbarat ◽  
Flore Lormant ◽  
Karine Germain ◽  
Mathilde Brachet ◽  
...  

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