Fish trypanosomes from the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Fish trypanosomes from the Okavango Delta, Botswana
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DOI：
10.14411/fp.2004.037
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发表时间：
2004-12-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Davies, AJ
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作者：
Smit, NJ;Van As, JG;Davies, AJ
2001年至2002年，在博茨瓦纳奥卡万戈三角洲地区捕获的属于10个物种的120种鱼中，有37种的血液涂片被发现含有锥虫。这些锥虫显示不同的染色特性，形态测量可变，总长度在29.5到80.8微米之间。在大多数被检查的鱼中发现了较小和较大锥体的混合种群。尽管大小和外观各不相同，但这些标本被初步鉴定为锥虫Mukasai Hoare，1932年，可能在已知的这种寄生虫的基础上又增加了9个新宿主。在南非描述的Clarias gariepinus，1962可能也是T.mukasai的初级异名。
During 2001 and 2002, blood smears from 37 of 120 fishes belonging to 10 species captured in the Okavango Delta region of Botswana, were found to harbour trypanosomes. These trypanosomes displayed differing staining properties, were morphometrically variable, and ranged in total length from 29.5 to 80.8 mum. Mixed populations of the smaller and larger trypanosomes were found in most fish examined. Despite variations in size and appearance, these specimens are tentatively identified as Trypanosoma mukasai Hoare, 1932, likely adding another 9 new hosts to those known for this parasite. It is possible that Trypanosoma clariense Pienaar, 1962, described from Clarias gariepinus in South Africa, is also a junior synonym of T. mukasai.