Hepatozoon pyramidumi sp. n. (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) from the blood of Echis pyramidum: morphology and SSU rDNA sequence
Rev. bras. parasitol. vet; 29 (2), 2020
Abstract Hepatozoon pyramidumi sp. n. is described from the blood of the Egyptian saw-scaled viper, Echis pyramidum, captured from Saudi Arabia. Five out of ten viper specimens examined (50%) were found infected with Hepatozoon pyramidumi sp. n. with parasitaemia level ranged from 20-30%. The infection w...
Apicomplexa/clasificación, Apicomplexa/genética, Apicomplexa/fisiología, ADN Protozoario/genética, ADN Ribosómico/genética, Eritrocitos, Eritrocitos/patología, Hígado/parasitología, Hígado/patología, Pulmón/parasitología, Pulmón/patología, Parasitemia/parasitología, Parasitemia/veterinaria, Filogenia, Arabia Saudita, Análisis de Secuencia de ADN, Viperidae/sangre, Viperidae/parasitología