title: The acid phosphatase activity and morphological characteristics of Dipetalonema dracunculoides (Cobbold, 1870) microfilariae.
abstract: The acid phosphatase activity and some morphological characteristics of Dipetalonema dracunculoides microfilariae are described. Their morphological features are closely related to those of the pathogenic Dirofilaria immitis when Knott's technique is used for the microfilarial diagnosis. The acid phosphatase activity pattern found in Dip. dracunculoides microfilariae is clearly different from those previously described for D. immitis, D. repens and Dip. reconditum.
authors: Departamento de Patología Animal I (Sanidad Animal), Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
authors: L M
authors: LM
authors: Ortega-Mora
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Gomez-Bautista
authors: F A
authors: FA
authors: Rojo-Vazquez
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D004153:Dipetalonema / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000201:enzymology*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D008842:Microfilariae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D000135:Acid Phosphatase