Capillaria sp., ISOLATED FROM Desmodus rotundus (CHIROPTERA: PHYLLOSTOMIDAE) in Costa Rica
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2007-01-01Author
Cartín Rojas, Andrés
guerrero, Ricardo
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Capillaria sp. aislado de Desmodus rotundus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)
en Costa Rica. Durante un muestreo de murciélagos realizado en las Provincias de
Guanacaste y Alajuela, Costa Rica, huevos de nematodos fueron encontradas en dos
hembras adultas, no preñadas, las cuales representaron el 11.76% de los animales estudiados.
Este es el primer reporte de Capillaria sp., infectando especímenes del murciélago
vampiro común Desmodus rotundus en las provincias de Guanacaste y Alajuela, Costa During a bat sampling carried out in the provinces of Guanacaste and Alajuela,
Costa Rica, eggs from a nematod species were found in two adult, female, non-pregnant
bats which represent 11.76% of the studied bats. This is the first report of Capillaria sp.,
infecting specimens of the common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus in the provinces of
Guanacaste and Alajuela, Costa Rica.
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