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Dirofilaria infection in dogs from Târgovişte area, Romania

2013; Elsevier BV; Volume: 24; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.copbio.2013.05.123

1879-0429

Poliana Tudor, Romaniţa Mateescu, Niculae Tudor,

Parasites and Host Interactions

The acid phosphatase activity and some morphological characteristics of Dipetalonema dracunculoides microfilariae are described. Their morphological features are closely related to those of the pathogenic Dirofilaria immitis when Knott's technique is used for the microfilarial diagnosis. The acid phosphatase activity pattern found in Dip. dracunculoides microfilariae is clearly different from those previously described for D. immitis, D. repens and Dip. reconditum.