Nematode parasites of rats in West Java, Indonesia.
From the Indonesian rats, namely Rattus rattus diardii, R. exulans, R. tiomanicus, R. niviventer, R. lepturus, R. bartelsii, R. cremoriventer, R. sabanus and Pithecheir melanurus, surveyed for nematode parasites, the following parasites were recovered: Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Capillaria hepatica, Cyclodontostomum purvisi, Hepatojarakus malayae, Rictularia tani, Mastophorus muris, Physaloptera sp. and Subulura andersoni. Of these, C. purvisi, H. malayae, Physaloptera, sp. and S. andersoni have so far not been reported from Indonesian rats.
D000723:Ancylostomatoidea; D000818:Animals; D002195:Capillaria; D009348:Nematoda; D051381:Rats / Q000469:parasitology*; D013151:Spiruroidea