title: ParasiticGregarine blattarumFound Infecting American Cockroaches,Periplaneta americana, in a Population in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
abstract: A study on the prevalence of a common endoparasite in the wild population of the American cockroach was conducted in Penang Island using a trapping method at several sampling sites on the island.Gregarine blattarumwas found in the digestive tract in 5 out of 115, or 4.35%, of the wild American cockroaches,Periplaneta americana, that were sampled. This is the first report in Malaysia ofGregarine blattarumin local American cockroaches.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Zary Shariman
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Yahaya
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Nik Ahmad Irwan
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Izzaudin
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Ainul Farhana Abdul
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Razak
keywords: American Cockroach; Endoparasite; Gregarines