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Taxonomic Characters In The Genus Echinococcus (Cestoda: Taenlidae), Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Not more than four species of cestodes of the genus Echinococcus Rudolphi, 1801, are recognized as valid. The larval stage of at least three of them is able to develop in man, causing respective types of hydatid disease. Accurate characterization of these cestodes, including both larval and adult stages, is essential for identification, upon which depends development of methods for preventing infection of man and domestic animals. Because morphological characteristics of the larval cestodes may be modified according to the species of host in which they develop, identification should be based upon taxonomic characters of specimens from the respective natural …

Studies On Blood Parasites Of Birds In Coles County, Illinois, Edward G. Fox

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Fessisentis Necturorum Sp. N. (Acanthocephala: Fessisentidae), A Parasite Of The Gulf Coast Waterdog, Necturus Beyeri, Brent B. Nickol

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Specimens of a previously undescribed species of the genus Fessisentis were taken from the Gulf Coast waterdog, Necturus beyeri beyeri, in southeastern Louisiana. This is the third species of the genus to be described and the first published record of Fessisentis from an amphibian. The new species as a shorter body, smaller proboscis hooks, and a proportionately larger proboscis than F. fessus. The species from Necturus has more longitudinal rows of proboscis hooks each with fewer hooks, relatively smaller male genitalia, and proportionately longer lemnisci than F. vancleavei.

Occurrence Of The Trematode Glypthelmins Pennsylvaniensis Cheng, 1961, In Chorus Frogs, Pseudacris Triseriata, In Colorado, John E. Ubelaker, Donald W. Duszynski, Donald L. Beaver

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Glypthelmins pennsylvaniensis has been reported from Hyla crucifer Weid, in Pennsylvania (Cheng, 1961) and in Pseudacris nigrita (LeConte) in Georgia (Byrd and Maples, 1963). This report adds Pseudacris triseriata from Colorado.

Carbon Dioxide Fixation In Schistosoma Mansoni, Clint Earl Carter

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Adults of the blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni were perfused from the hepatic portal system of CF1 female mice sixty to seventy days post infection. The worms were then incubated in Eagle’s minimal essential medium with glutamate and 0.03 mg/100 ml of nonlabelled aspartic acid. To this medium was added 10 μc of either NaH¹⁴0₃, glucose-UC¹⁴ or aspartate-4-C¹⁴. The worms were found to fix carbon from the NaH¹⁴0₃ and to incorporate the glucose and aspartate. The amount of activity recovered in five different chemical fractions after two hours incubation was determined …

The Effect Of Schistosoma Mansoni On Free Amino Acid Levels In Mice, Richard D. Tkachuck

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Free amino acid levels in the blood plasma of mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni Sambon, 1907, were measured at 3, 6, and 9 weeks post-infection with an automatic amino acid analyzer. Significant differences between experimental and control animals occurred at all three time periods. At 3 weeks, asparagine, alanine, citrulline, proline, methionine, and threonine levels all were lower in the infected animals. At 6 weeks, four differences were noted. Alpha-amino-n-butyric acid, ornithine, lysine, and histidine all had lower values in infected animals. At 9 weeks there were 12 differences. Tyrosine, phenylalanine, threonine, serine, proline, citrulline, glycine, alanine, valine, isoleucine, and …

Arthropods Of Medical Importance In Asia (And The European Ussr), Part Ii: Data On Arthropods Other Than Mosquitoes, Bernard V. Travis, Renato M. Labadan

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Library Materials

Includes information on black flies, sand flies, midges, horse flies, biting flies, non-biting flies, fleas, bugs, urticating and vesicating arthropods, ticks, mites, and miscellaneous arthropods of medical importance from Asia and the European USSR.

A Consideration Of Infraspecific Categories In The Genus Echinococcus Rudolphi, 1801 (Cestoda: Taeniidae), Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Echinococcus granulosus (Batsch, 1786) and E. multilocularis Leuckart, 1863, have been considered polytypic species, nine and three subspecies, respectively, having been recognized mainly on typological grounds. However, limits of taxonomically significant morphological and physiological variation have not been defined, nor do we know the degree to which such variation is influenced by species of host. With the probable exception of E. g. canadensis Cameron, 1960, the recognized subspecies of E. granulosus occur sympatrically with the nominate subspecies, E. g. granulosus, of European origin. Because there are no well-defined predator-prey relationships which would ensure their ecological isolation, seven of these …

Ticks Of The Genus Haemaphysalis In The Western United States, Joe M. Merino

Theses and Dissertations

Two species of Haemaphysalis occurring in the western United States were studied with respect to geographical distribution, seasonal occurrence, host-parasite association and external anatomy and morphology. H. leporispalustris is widely distributed in the west. Abundant records for some states are lacking and should be provided to extend the knowledge of this tick's distribution.

Diseases Of Clovers In Western Australia, W A. Shipton

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

LEGUMES of the Trifolium species are grown widely in the State, and occupy an important place in our Agriculture.

There are a number of parasitic diseases of clovers, yet none have gained major economic importance.

Translation Of Kheysin, Ye. M. 1967. Osnorye Itogi I Napravleniya Protozoologicheskikh Issledoraniy V Sssr. [Fundamental Review And Orientation Of Protozoological Research In The Ussr]. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 46: 1,603-1,629, Ye. M. Kheysin, Frederick K. Plous Jr.

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Library Materials

Translation number 14, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States, June 18, 1968 (51 pages)

Translation of Kheysin, Ye. M. 1967. Osnorye itogi i napravleniya protozoologicheskikh issledoraniy v SSSR. [Fundamental review and orientation of protozoological research in the USSR]. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 46: 1,603-1,629

Translation from Russian to English by Frederick K. Plous, Jr., and edited by Norman D. Levine (notated NDL/cr)

Translation Of Kheysin, E. M. 1967. Obnaryzhenie Tsentrioli Pri Elektronnomikroskopicheskom Issledovanii Merozoitov Eimeria Intestinalis (Sporozoa, Coccidia) [= Observation Of The Centriole During Electron Microscope Studies Of The Merozoites Of Eimeria Intestinalis (Sporozoa, Coccidia). Tsitologiya 9: 1,411-1,412, E. M. Kheysin, Frederick K. Plous Jr.

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Library Materials

Summary

Structures were seen in the merozoites of Eimeria intestinalis which were markedly resembled a centriole. Nine tubules formed a ringlet near the nucleus, with one more tubule in the center. This structure, although similar to a typical centriole, differs in that it has a central tubule.

Translation number 13, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States, 1968? (3 pages)

Translation of Kheysin, E. M. 1967. Obnaryzhenie tsentrioli pri elektronnomikroskopicheskom issledovanii merozoitov Eimeria intestinalis (Sporozoa, Coccidia) [= Observation of the centriole during electron microscope studies of the merozoites of Eimeria intestinalis (Sporozoa, Coccidia). Tsitologiya 9: 1,411-1,412 …

On The Ecology And Distribution Of Echinococcus Spp. (Cestoda: Taeniidae) And Characteristics Of Their Development In The Intermediate Host, Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Echinococcus granulosus (Batsch, 1786) and E. multilocularis Leuckart, 1863 [syn. Alveococcus multilocularis (Leuckart, 1863) Abuladze, 1960] are distinguished by well defined biological and developmental characteristics. Obligatory predator-prey relationships of the hosts segregate the two species ecologically under natural conditions. The larval stage of E. granulosus develops slowly in long-lived ungulates, while that of E. multilocularis becomes infective within a few months in intermediate hosts (rodents) having a life expectancy of less than a year.

Existing parasite-host relationships of these cestodes had become established at least as early as late Pleistocene time, and two biologically distinct forms of E. granulosus can …

New Records Of The Pigmy Shrew Microsorex Hoyi (Baird) In Alaska, Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

The results of extensive trapping (ca. 7000 small mammals from the Alaskan mainland) indicate that the pigmy shrew, Microsorex hoyi (Baird), is a comparatively rare mammal in Alaska. From January, 1949, to the present, my co-workers and I have collected only seven specimens. These few animals considerably extend the known geographic range of M. hoyi in Alaska.

Mosquitoes Of The Cheyenne Bottoms Waterfowl Management Area, Barton County, Kansas, John J. Janovy Jr.

John J. Janovy, Jr. Publications

Studies of the local biology of eleven species of mosquitoes in a prairie marsh in central Kansas revealed that "floodwater" species (Aedes dorsalis, A. nigromaculis, A. sollicitans, A. vexans, Psorophora ciliata, P. cyanescens) formed a major portion of the total mosquito population and were the principal pests after early June. Culex tarsalis was the most numerous single species and was captured in large numbers even during the hot, dry period from mid-July to late August. Culiseta inornata was plentiful in early spring and fall, but virtually absent from late May to mid-September. Culex pipiens, Orthopodomyia signijera, and …

Review Of Protozoology, 5th Ed., By Richard R. Kudo (Thomas, Springfield, 1966), John J. Janovy Jr.

John J. Janovy, Jr. Publications

Review of Protozoology, 5th edition, by Richard R. Kudo, published by Thomas, Springfield, 1966.

Studies On American Paragonimiasis. Iv. Observations On The Pairing Of Adult Worms In Laboratory Infections Of Domestic Cats, Franklin Sogandares-Bernal

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Observations are reported on the pairing of Paragonimus kellicotti Ward, 1908, in laboratory infections of 19 domestic cats. In four of six cases in which single metacercariae were fed 8 weeks previous to subsequent reexposure to another metacercaria, the worms were able to locate one another and become established in the lung cyst of the definitive host and the infections became patent. The role of pairing and the attraction between worms is discussed.

Epidemiology Of Plasmodium Hexamerium Huff, 1935, In Meadowlarks And Starlings Of The Cheyenne Bottoms, Barton County, Kansas, John J. Janovy Jr.

John J. Janovy, Jr. Publications

A 2-year epidemiological study of Plasmodium hexamerium in meadowlarks and starlings of the Cheyenne Bottoms Waterfowl Management Area, Barton County, Kansas, revealed that seasonal infection incidence varied significantly in the meadowlark, being highest in the early spring and lowest in the winter, but did not vary significantly in the starling. Both host species became infected at an early age, the meadowlark in the nest and the starling soon after leaving it. In concurrent vector studies: (1) Culex tarsalis was infected with P. hexamerium in the laboratory; (2) C. tarsalis, Aedes nigromaculis, and A. sollicitans were exceedingly abundant and fed …

Dermacentor Andersoni And Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever In National Forest Recreational Sites Of Utah, C. Selby Herrin

Theses and Dissertations

The objectives of this study were to determine (1) the prevalence of adult ticks of Dermacentor andersoni in national forest recreational sites of Utah, and (2) the incidence of spotted fever rickettsia, Rickettsia rickettsii, in the ticks of these areas. With the use of a white flannel cloth, 358 adult D. andersoni (135 males and 223 females) were collected from 48 recreational sites during the spring and summer of 1964. Ticks from each collection were put in pools, preserved in non-fat skim milk at -30° C, and subsequently tested for the presence of spotted fever rickettsia by guinea pig inoculations. …

Studies On The Helminth Fauna Of Alaska. Xliv. Revision Of Ogmogaster Jägerskiöld, 1891, With A Description Of O. Pentalineatus Sp. N. (Trematoda: Notocotylidae), Robert L. Rausch, Francis H. Fay

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Discrepant conclusions in the literature concerning the specific distinction of the two spe- cies assigned to the genus Ogmogaster Jägerskiöld, 1891, necessitated a reevaluation of the taxonomic characters used in separating these trematodes. Study of material from baleen whales from North Pacific waters and from baleen whales and lobodont pinnipeds from the southern hemisphere disclosed the existence of two species which can be distinguished by consistent differences in numbers of ventral ridges, ratio of length of cirrus sac to length of body, and by other morphological characters. Since the original description of O. plicatus (Creplin, 1829) does not permit certain …

The Feather Mite Genus Proctophyllodes (Sarcoptiformes: Proctopbyllodidae), Warren T. Atyeo, Norman L. Braasch

Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum (1924–2023)

A systematic revision is presented for the genus Proctophyllodes. Data on the bionomics, morphology, and host-parasite relationships are included.

Myxomatosis : Its Decline As A Killer, C D. Gooding

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

ALTHOUGH nearly every farmer in Western Australia is familiar with myxomatosis, very few landowners really understand the factor causing the disease to spread or, just as importantly, why the severity of the disease is declining.

Citrus Red Scale Control, G D. Rimes

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THE RED SCALE (Aonidiella aurantii Masc.) is widely distributed throughout the world and is a serious pest in countries with semi-arid climates such as California, South Africa, Palestine and Australia.

The home of the pest is probably China, but it has been known in Australia for over 70 years and it was introduced into North America from the continent.

Strains Of Stem And Leaf Rust On Wheat In Western Australia Since 1951, I A. Watson, W. P. Cass Smith, W. A. Shipton

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THE most important wheat rust in Western Australia is stem rust,

Leaf rust occurs infrequently and has not been known to cause serious damage.

Trichinosis, Usda

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Trichinosis is a disease that is caused by small threadlike worms called trichinae. I It is not catching. People get trichinosis when they eat raw or underdone pork that contains trichinae. Few of the millions of hogs killed each year for food have living trichinae in their muscles, but, since there are some, you should never eat pork that is not properly cooked. Cooking pork throughout kills the worms.

Ixodid Ticks: Possible Vectors Of Tuberculosis, Ya. A. Blagodarnyy, I. N. Blekhman, M. P. Yukunin

United States Navy: Publications

"From these tests, we established that artificially and naturally fed ticks are susceptible to the infective source and preserve tuberculosis mycobacteria in the body for a long period."

Enhanced Phagocytosis Of Salmonella Enteritidis With Hypoagglutinating Mouse Antisera, Jack Lockhart, Leo J. Paulissen

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Translation Of Musaev, M. A., A. M. Surkova, Ya. Ya. Elchiev, And F. K. Alieva. 1966. A New Species Of Coccidium Of The Genus Eimeria From The Domestic Duck, Anas Domestica [= Novyi Vid Koktsidii Iz Roda Eimeria Ot Domasnie Utki, Anas Domestica. Izvest. Akademie Nauk Azerbaid. Ssr, Otdel. Ottisk, Baku, Ussr 1966(3): 34-36, M. A. Musaev, A. M. Surkova, Ya. Ya. Elchiev, F. K. Alieva, Frederick K. Plous Jr.

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Library Materials

Translation number 17, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States, October 13, 1969 (5 pages)

Translation of Musaev, M. A., A. M. Surkova, Ya. Ya. Elchiev, and F. K. Alieva. 1966. A new species of coccidium of the genus Eimeria from the domestic duck, Anas domestica [= Novyi vid koktsidii iz roda Eimeria ot domasnie utki, Anas domestica. Izvest. Akademie Nauk Azerbaid. SSR, Otdel. Ottisk, Baku, USSR 1966(3): 34-36

Translation from Russian to English by Frederick K. Plous, Jr., and edited by Norman D. Levine (notated NDL:cml)

Translation Of Muratov, E. A. 1966. Kroveparazit Roda Nuttallia Franca Ot Domovoi Myshi (Mus Musculus Lin.) [= A Blood Parasite Of The Genus Nuttallia From The House Mouse, Mus Musculus]. Dokl. Tadzhik Ssr 9(5): 34-47, E. A. Muratov, Frederick K. Plous Jr.

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Library Materials

Translation number 27, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States (4 pages)

Translation of Muratov, E. A. 1966. Kroveparazit roda Nuttallia Franca ot domovoi myshi (Mus musculus Lin.) [= A blood parasite of the genus Nuttallia from the house mouse, Mus musculus]. Dokl. Tadzhik SSR 9(5): 34-47

Translated from Russian to English by Frederick K. Plous, Jr., and edited by Norman D. Levine

Review Of Modern Biological Principles By A.M. Winchester; Van Nostrand, 1965, John J. Janovy Jr.

John J. Janovy, Jr. Publications

Review of Modern Biological Principles by A.M. Winchester; Van Nostrand, 1965.