Browsing by Subject "Trypanosoma"
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Diversity and distribution of anuran blood parasites within the Vhembe Biosphere
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)The Soutpansberg mountain range, the most northern mountain range in South Africa, forms part of the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, a highly diverse region comprising at least three biomes and 23 different vegetation types. ... -
Ecology, systematics and evolutionary biology of frog blood parasites in northern KwaZulu-Natal
(North-West University (South Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2019-05)Blood parasites have been recorded in a variety of vertebrate and invertebrate hosts, inhabiting both aquatic and terrestrial environments. Until this study, only a few blood parasite surveys had been carried out on frogs ... -
Haemoprotozoans infecting near-shore catsharks (Elasmobranchii: Scyliorhinidae) off the Western Cape
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Little is known on blood parasites or haemoprotozoans (haemogregarines and trypanosomes) infecting elasmobranchs worldwide, and knowledge on these parasites in South African cartilaginous fishes is even more limited. Even ... -
Molecular characterization of protozoan parasites and Ehrlichia in domestic animals from uMkhanyakude district of KwaZulu-Natal
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019-05)Protozoan and ehrlichial diseases are a major threat to domestic animals in tropical and sub-tropical regions of Africa. Economically important animal diseases in sub-Saharan Africa include theileriosis, babesiosis, ... -
Molecular occurrence of trypanosomes, erythrocyte and serum sialic acid concentrations of Muturu and Bunaji cattle in Benue State, Nigeria
(Elsevier, 2017)One hundred each, of Muturu and Bunaji cattle were screened, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), for trypanosomes in Makurdi and Gboko Local Government Areas of Benue State, Nigeria. Erythrocyte surface sialic acid ... -
Parasites of fishes in the recently inundated ephemeral Lake Liambezi, Namibia
(NISC, 2016)Lake Liambezi forms the periodic connection between the upper Zambezi, Kwando and Okavango rivers. A full parasitological assessment was conducted on 86 fish, representing 14 species in six families sampled in August 2011. ... -
Revisiting species of Trypanosoma (Euglenozoa : Trypanosomatidae) parasitising amphibians and reptiles from Southern Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)Chapter 2.1 The aquatic and terrestrial clades of species of Trypanosoma could provide insight into the evolutionary history of the genus, as well as complementary information for biomedical studies of medically and ...