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Breinlia booliati sp. n. (Filaroidea: Onchocercidae), a Filaria of the Malayan Forest Rat, Rattus sabanus (Thos.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

Mulkit Singh
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Singapore, Singapore 3
Beng-Chuan Ho
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Singapore, Singapore 3

Extract

A detailed description is given of a filarial parasite, Breinlia booliati sp. n. from the thoracic cavity of the Malayan rat, Rattus sabanus (Thos.) trapped in Malaysia.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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