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http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2014.52.5.531

Strongyloides myopotami (Secernentea: Strongyloididae) from the Intestine of Feral Nutrias (Myocastor coypus) in Korea  

Choe, Seongjun (Department of Parasitology, Medical Research Institute and Parasite Resource Bank, Chungbuk National University School of Medicine)
Lee, Dongmin (Department of Parasitology, Medical Research Institute and Parasite Resource Bank, Chungbuk National University School of Medicine)
Park, Hansol (Department of Parasitology, Medical Research Institute and Parasite Resource Bank, Chungbuk National University School of Medicine)
Oh, Mihyeon (Department of Parasitology, Medical Research Institute and Parasite Resource Bank, Chungbuk National University School of Medicine)
Jeon, Hyeong-Kyu (Department of Parasitology, Medical Research Institute and Parasite Resource Bank, Chungbuk National University School of Medicine)
Eom, Keeseon S. (Department of Parasitology, Medical Research Institute and Parasite Resource Bank, Chungbuk National University School of Medicine)
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases / v.52, no.5, 2014 , pp. 531-535 More about this Journal
Abstract
Surveys on helminthic fauna of the nutria, Myocastor coypus, have seldom been performed in the Republic of Korea. In the present study, we describe Strongyloides myopotami (Secernentea: Strongyloididae) recovered from the small intestine of feral nutrias. Total 10 adult nutrias were captured in a wetland area in Gimhae-si (City), Gyeongsangnam-do (Province) in April 2013. They were transported to our laboratory, euthanized with ether, and necropsied. About 1,300 nematode specimens were recovered from 10 nutrias, and some of them were morphologically observed by light and scanning electron microscopies. They were 3.7-4.7 ($4.0{\pm}0.36$) mm in length, 0.03-0.04 (0.033) mm in width. The worm dimension and other morphological characters, including prominent lips of the vulva, blunted conical tail, straight type of the ovary, and 8-chambered stoma, were all consistent with S. myopotami. This nematode fauna is reported for the first time in Korea.
Keywords
Strongyloides myopotami; nutria; Myocastor coypus;
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