Tripanosomatides like Trypanosoma theileri in the cattle tick Boophilus microplus.
Findings of epimastigotes forms of a tripanosomatide is reported in the hemolymph of the cattle tick Boophilus microplus in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. Morphological evidences suggest they are similar to Trypanosoma theileri, a species described as non pathogenic to cattle, and usually transmitted by tabanids.
Martins
João Ricardo
JR
Instituto de Pesquisas Veterinárias Desidério Finamor/Fundação Estadual de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Estrada do Conde 6000, Eldorado do Sul, RS, Brasil. joaorsm@terra.com.br
Leite
Romário C
RC
Doyle
Rovaina L
RL
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D006458:Hemolymph / Q000469:parasitology; D013987:Ticks / Q000469:parasitology*; D014345:Trypanosoma / Q000302:isolation & purification*