The parasitic fauna living in the digestive system of Blatta orientalis in Al-Samawa city, Iraq | ||
journal of al-qadisiyah for pure science(quarterly) | ||
Article 1, Volume 12, Issue 2, June 2012, Pages 66-73 PDF (0 K) | ||
Authors | ||
; Mohenned.A.Hemza Al Se | ||
Abstract | ||
This is first study which demonstrates the parasitic fauna from the digestive system of Blatta orientalis that are new records in Al-Samawa city, Iraq. 20 samples were collected from different sites of this city then transfer to parasitic laboratory in Biology Department of Science college of Al-Muthanna university to perform special diagnostic procedures for investigation of digestive parasites from November 2010 to April 2011. the parasitic fauna were one protozoan ciliates and one nematode. One of ciliates Nyctotherus ovalis was the most common and prevalent species. The nematode was Thylastoma sp. The infected rates were 25% and 10% respectively. Additionally, this study highlights various morphological details. | ||
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