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Plagioporus Hypentelii Sp. N. (Trematoda: Opecoelidae) From The Hogsucker, Hypentelium Nigricans (Lesueur) (Osteichthys: Catostomidae), Sherman S. Hendrix

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Plagioporus hypentelii sp. n. (Trematoda: Opecoelidae) is described from the intestine of the hogsucker, Hypentelium nigricans (LeSueur), in streams of Adams County, Pennsylvania. It most closely resembles P. serotinus Stafford, 1904, but differs from it chiefly in its less elongate shape, smaller size, smaller testes, ovary, and eggs, straight cirrus sac, in hosts and geographic location of the hosts.

Digenetic Trematodes Of The Chesapeake Bay, Robin M. Overstreet

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

It is safe to say that the taxonomy of Digenea from fishes and invertebrates from Chesapeake Bay is in need of considerable attention. First, the knowledge of what flukes are present is lacking, with the exception of a few scattered papers dealing with a limited number of species. A few such papers about adult Digenea from fishes are by Hopkins (1) and Anderson (2) and about larval forms from second intermediate hosts are by Stunkard and Uzmann (3), Dillon (4), and Perkins (5). A list of the Digenea from Chesapeake Bay compiled by D. E. Zwerner and A. R. Lawler …

Observations On Chromosomes Of Dicrostonyx Torquatus Stevensoni Nelson And Chromosomal Diversity In Varying Lemmings = Untersuchungen An Den Chromosomen Von Dicrostonyx Torquatus Stevensoni Nelson Und Chromosomale Unterschiede Bei Halsbandlemmingen, Virginia R. Rausch, Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

English abstract: The cytogenetic characteristics of the varying lemming, Dicrostonyx torquatus stevensoni, (2n = 34), were investigated, and diploid chromosomal numbers were reported for four other nominal subspecies (exsul, nelsoni, richardsoni, and rubricatus) of the torquatus-group in North America. The diploid complements ranged from 30 to 44 chromosomes, and the fundamental number from 50 to 55. Chromosomal polymorphism was observed in all forms. In cross-breeding experiments, the mating of F₁ progeny was not productive. The findings support the zoogeographic concept that populations of Dicrostonyx became fragmented or displaced southward during Würm time, with …

Protein Synthesis During Fungal Spore Germination: Differential Protein Synthesis During Germination Of Botryodiplodia Theobromae Spores, James L. Van Etten, Henry Roker, Eric Davies

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

The preformed messenger ribonucleic acid in Botryodiplodia theobromae spores directs the synthesis of several relatively stable polypeptides.

Herpetomonas Megaseliae Sp. N. (Protozoa: Trypanosomatidae) From Megaselia Scalaris (Loew, 1866) Schmitz, 1929 (Diptera: Phoridae), Pierre M. Daggett, John J. Janovy Jr., Norman R. Dollahon

John J. Janovy, Jr. Publications

A new intestinal trypanosomatid was found parasitizing Megaselia scalaris. Forms with posterior kinetoplasts occurred in both natural infections and cloned cultures, but not in experimental infections. Average size and morphological variation were reduced in experimental infections with cloned stocks, compared to natural infections. A growth comparison was made between Herpetomonas muscarum and H. megaseliae. Differences in day of peak population, maximum numbers, and total time of survival were observed in culture. Attempts to infect Drosophila melanogaster with H. megaseliae were unsuccessful.

Observations On Some Natural-Focal Zoonoses In Alaska, Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

In Alaska, as in arctic and subarctic Eurasia, important natural-focal zoonoses are rabies, brucellosis, tularemia, trichinosis, alveolar hydatid disease, cystic hydatid disease, and diphyllobothriasis. Most frequently affected are aboriginal peoples in villages within biocenoses that include the natural parasite-host assemblages. Pathogens are transmitted to man from wild animals and from dogs, which are important as synanthropic hosts. The prevalence and rate of transmission of certain pathogens in natural foci are related to the numerical density of small mammals, especially rodents, which may themselves be involved as hosts, and on which the numbers of their predators ultimately depend, such as is …

Contribution À L'Étude Des Microphallidae Travassos, 1920 (Trematoda). Xxvi. -De Quelques Espèces D'Alaska, Stéphane Deblock, Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

French abstract: La faune des Trématodes Microphallidés d'Alaska étudiée comporte neuf espèces différentes, distribuées en quatre genres: 1° Microphallus oblonga Ching, 1965, M. pygmaeum (Levinsen, 1881) et M. similis (Jaegerskioeld, 1900). 2° Levinseniella (Lev.) propinqua Jaegerskioeld, 1907. 3° Maritrema acadiae (Swales, 1933). M. afanassjewi Belopolskaia, 1952. M. gratiosum Nicoll, 1907. M. megametrios Deblock et Rausch, 1968 et enfin, 4° Pseudospelotrema sp. n° 1.

Les caractéristiques morphologiques essentielles de ces Trématodes sont décrites, sauf celles de la dernière espèce citée qui a déjà fait l'objet d'une étude antérieure.

English abstract: Microphallid trematodes of nine species, representing four genera, have …

Two Species Of Acanthocephala From Australian Fishes With Description Of Arhythmacanthus Paraplagusiarum Sp. N., Brent B. Nickol

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Two South Australian garfish, Hemirhamphus melanochir, collected near Adelaide, South Australia, harbored 14 and 15 specimens of Micracanthorhynchina hemirhamphi. Arhythmacanthus paraplagusiarum sp. n. is described from 10 specimens collected from Paraplagusia guttata taken from Moreton Bay, Brisbane, Queensland. A. paraplagusiarum differs from other species of the genus in length of the enlarged subapical proboscis hooks. These hooks are 120 to 132 μm long in females and 113 to 120 μm long in males of A. paraplagusiarum, 188 to 210 μm long in A. fusiformis, and 60 μm long in A. septacanthus. Males of A. paraplagusiarum …

A New Microphallid Trematode From The Blue Crab In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico, Robin M. Overstreet, Harriet M. Perry

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Levinseniella (Monarrhenos) capitanea n. sp. is described from metacercariae on the hepatopancreas and gonads of Callinectes sapidus Rathbun from Louisiana and Mississippi. It can be distinguished from all other members of the genus by possessing 11–21 atrial pockets and an acetabulum larger than the oral sucker, not possessing a pharynx nor well-developed ceca, and being 1.9–3.6 mm in length. Heardlevinseniella Yamaguti, 1971 is considered a synonym of Levinseniella Stiles & Hassal, 1901.

Review Of: Infectious Diseases Of Wild Mammals; Parasitic Diseases Of Wild Mammals; And Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Of Wild Birds, Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Review of: Infectious Diseases of Wild Mammals, edited by John W. Davis, Lars H. Karstad and Daniel O. Trainer; Iowa State University Press, 1970. 421 p. Parasitic Diseases of Wild Mammals, edited by John W. Davis and Roy C. Anderson; Iowa State University Press, 1971. 364 p. Infectious and Parasitic Diseases of Wild Birds, edited by John W. Davis, Roy C. Anderson. Lars Karstad and Daniel O. Trainer; Iowa State University Press, 1971. 344 p.

Date Of Planting Studies Of Winter Wheat And Winter Barley In Relation To Root And Crown Rot Grain Yields And Quality, C. R. Fenster, M. G. Boosalis, J. L. Weihing

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

This study was undertaken to determine the nature of root and crown rot of wheat and to ascertain the proper time to plant winter wheat so as to conserve moisture, minimize root and crown rot and thereby maximize yield. Studies conducted for 15 years at several locations in western Nebraska reveal that planting date is a significant factor for higher yields, particularly in certain years.

Fessisentis, A Genus Of Acanthocephalans Parasitic In North American Poikilotherms, Brent B. Nickol

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Thirteen of 16 Siren intermedia collected in Union County, Illinois, were infected with from two to 49 specimens of Fessisentis fessus Van Cleave, 1931. There are no previous reports of identified specimens of Acanthocephala from Siren. This is also the first report of F. fessus since the original description and represents new host and locality records. Old siren harbor more and larger specimens than do young siren. Intensity of infection and host age do not, however, relate to variability of other morphological features. Two paratypes, the original description, and specimens from siren form the basis for redescription of Fessisentis fessus …

Muskrats In Central Europe And Their Control, Kurt Becker

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 5th (1972)

An account of the introduction of muskrats into Europe and their spread over the countries of Europe is presented. The reasons why the animal should be controlled are discussed. Legal regulations often do not keep up with the requirements and economic and political circumstances and frequently have encouraged the spread of muskrats. The use of traps alone does not solve the problem of their control. Therefore research is looking for suitable poisons and a good practice to apply them. At present this question cannot be answered satisfactorily.

Echinococcus Vogeli Sp. N. (Cestoda: Taeniidae) From The Bush Dog, Speothos Venaticus (Lund), Robert L. Rausch, J. J. Bernstein

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Echinococcus vogeli sp. n., from a bush dog, Speothos venaticus (Lund), captured in the Province of Esmeraldas, Ecuador, differs morphologically from the three species of Echinococcus recognized as valid. E. vogeli sp. n. is distinguished from E. granulosus (Batsch 1786) by its larger rostellar hooks, different proportions of the strobila, tubular, sac-like gravid uterus, and different arrangement of the female genital ducts. from E. multilocularis Leuckart 1863 by its larger rostellar hooks, different proportions of the strobila, position of genital pore, and greater number of testes; from E. oligarthrus (Diesing 1863) by different proportions of the strobila, position of genital …

Ec72-220 1971 Dairy Report

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 72-220 contains the 1971 Dairy Report.

Ec72-731 Swine Handbook : Housing And Equipment

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 72-731 is a Swine Handbook which includes housing and equipment.

Parasites Of Nebraska Pheasants, Ellis C. Greiner

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Parasite prevalence, intensity, and diversity in Nebraska pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) were studied during the fall of 1971. Fifty-four of 63 (86%) pheasants examined for helminths harbored at least one parasite species. Heterakis gallinarum (65% of the pheasants), Choanotaenia infundibulum (48% ). Echinoparyphiuin recurcatum (1 .6% ), and Zygocotyle lunata (1 .6% ) were recovered. Two of 15 (13% birds examined for coccidia possessed Eimeria phasiani. None of 35 pheasants examined for hematozoa had patent infections.

Some Adult Digenetic Trematodes In Striped Mullet From The Northern Gulf Of Mexico, Robin M. Overstreet

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Morphological information is given on the adults of four trematodes from Mugil cephalus from estuarine waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico with complementary information from specimens from Georgia. Lasiotocus glebulentus sp. n., from the Gulf, possesses a submedian genital pore and apparently differs from all known species by containing several large concretions in the excretory vesicle. Data are presented for Hymenocotta manteri Overstreet, 1969, Saccocoelioides beauforti (Hunter and Thomas, 1961) comb. n., and Dicrogaster fastigatus Thatcher and Sparks, 1958. These three species are now known from both the Gulf of Mexico and the western Atlantic coast. Carassotrema mugilicola Shireman, …

Insect Flagellates From Feces And Gut Contents Of Four Genera Of Lizards, Norman R. Dollahon, John J. Janovy Jr.

John J. Janovy, Jr. Publications

During investigations of experimental leishmaniasis in American lizards, insect flagellates of at least two genera were isolated from freshly deposited fecal material and gut contents of two genera of Central American lizards (Basilicus and Ameiva).

It appears to us that some of the conclusions regarding the biology of certain flagellates described as reptilian leishmanias must be accepted with caution. Insect flagellates do persist in the lizard intestine for several days, and it is entirely possibly that some reptilian "leishmanias," particularly those described with gut involvement, such as Leishmania henrici, may actually be insect flagellates.

On The Ecology And Distribution Of Echinococcus Spp. (Cestoda: Taeniidae), And Characteristics Of Their Development In The Intermediate Host. Ii. Comparative Studies On The Development Of Larval E. Multilocularis Leuckart, 1863, In The Intermediate Host, Masashi Ohbayashi, Robert L. Rausch, Francis H. Fay

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

This paper reports the results of a comparative study of the development of the larval Echinococcus multilocularis Leuckart, 1863), and associated tissue reaction in naturally and experimentally infected mammals representing 31 species. The histogenesis of the larval cestode was traced in detail in arvicoline rodents of several species, and interspecific differences were defined.

In arvicoline rodents, the developing larva exhibited host-specific characteristics within about a month after infection was established. The tissue reaction in Microtus oeconomus was characterized by the production of a large quantity of detritus around the larva, and by the formation of a thick epithelioid zone. In …

Glaucivermis Spinosus Gen. Et Sp. N. (Digenea: Zoogonidae) From The Southern Kingfish, Menticirrhus Americanus (Linnaeus), In The Coastal Waters Of Mississippi, Robin M. Overstreet

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Glaucivermis spinosus is described from the intestine and pyloric ceca of Menticirrhus americanus collected near Ocean Springs, Mississippi, in the Gulf of Mexico and adjacent waters. The genus is characterized primarily by having a preacetabular intestinal bifurcation, a preacetabular sinistral genital pore, a bilobed vitellarium, a swelling of Laurer's canal to form the seminal receptacle, and tandem to diagonal testes. It is most similar to the genus Diphtherostomum from which it differs primarily in the arrangement of the testes.

Preparation Of Biologically Active Ribosomal Subunits From Fungal Spores, James L. Van Etten

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

Ribosomal subunits were prepared from fungal spore ribosomes and reassociated to yield biologically active ribosomes.

The Somatic Chromosomes Of Some North American Marmots (Sciuridae), With Remarks On The Relationships Of Marmota Browerii Hall And Gilmore, Robert L. Rausch, Virginia R. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Karyotypes are defined for two nearctic species of marmots, Marmota olympus (2n = 40) and M. vancouverensis (2n = 42), and supplemental information is included on the karyotypes of M. flaviventris, M. monax ochracea, and M. marmota. The six North American species of Marmota (NF = 66) comprise a distinct group as compared with the middle Asian species (NF = 70) for which the karyotypes are known. Karyologic findings and zoogeographic evidence based upon the distribution of two nearctic species of host-specific cestodes indicate that M. broweri, in northern Alaska, is a pre-Würm relict. Its affinities …

Peptidoglycan Differences In Strains Of Bacillus Cereus Constitutive And Inducible For Penicillinase Production, Kenneth W. Nickerson, Richard A. Day

Papers in Microbiology

Strains of Bacillus cereus differing in penicillinase production were shown to possess cell walls of differing muramic acid contents.

Translation Of Konovalova, S. I. And A. M. Krivkova. 1971. Materialy K Biologicheskoi Kharakteristike Avirulentnykh Shtammov Toksoplazm, Vydelennykh Ot Dikikh Zhivotnykh [= Materials Toward A Biological Characterization Of Avirulent Strains Of Toxoplasma Isolated From Wild Animals]. Voprosy Prirodnoi Ochagovosti Boleznei [= Contributions On The Natural Nidality Of Diseases]. Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan, Ussr 4: 54-64, S. I. Konovalova, A. M. Krivkova, Frederick K. Plous Jr.

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Library Materials

Translation number 34, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States, January 9, 1973 (6 pages)

Translation of Konovalova, S. I. and A. M. Krivkova. 1971. Materialy k biologicheskoi kharakteristike avirulentnykh shtammov toksoplazm, vydelennykh ot dikikh zhivotnykh [= Materials toward a biological characterization of avirulent strains of Toxoplasma isolated from wild animals]. Voprosy Prirodnoi Ochagovosti Boleznei [= Contributions on the Natural Nidality of Diseases]. Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan, USSR 4: 54-64

Translated from Russian to English by Frederick K. Plous, Jr. Edited by Norman D. Levine (notated jm)

Neochasmus Sogandaresi N. Sp. (Trematoda: Cryptogonimidae) From The Striped Bass In Mississippi, Robin M. Overstreet

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

The cryptogonimid trematode Neochasmus sogandaresi n. sp. is described from the intestine and pyloric caeca of a single specimen of the striped bass Morone saxatilis (Walbaum, 1792) from the West Pascagoula River in Mississippi. The species is 1.3–1.7 mm long and has 31–37 oral spines, a sucker width ratio of 1:0.45–1:0.54, a forebody 13–18% of the body length, and an elongated muscular pad. It is compared with the five other species in the genus.

Observations On Parasite-Host Relationships Of Echinococcus Multilocularis Leuckart, 1863, In North Dakota, Robert L. Rausch, S. H. Richards

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Red foxes, Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus), and small mammals were collected and examined during 1965-1969, to investigate parasite-host relationships of Echinococcus multilocularis Leuckart, 1863, in North Dakota. Comparative studies of this cestode were carried on concurrently through experimental infection of carnivores and rodents. In winter, red foxes in North Dakota exhibited high rates of infection of comparatively low intensity. Deer mice, Peromyscus maniculatus (Wagner), and voles, Microtus pennsylvanicus (Ord), were important intermediate hosts, but the larvae in deer mice produced fewer protoscolices. The strains of E. multilocularis from North Dakota and from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, differ biologically, as indicated by …

Two New Species Of Digenea From The Spot, Leiostomus Xanthurus Lacépède, From The Gulf Of Mexico, Robin M. Overstreet

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Two new species of Digenea are described from the euryhaline fish, Leiostomus xanthurus, from near Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The first, Apocreadium manteri, is most like A. uroproctoferum Sogandares-Bernal, 1959, from which it differs by having multispined scales and larger eggs and not possessing a uroproct. The second, Lecithaster leiostomi, is most like L. gibbosus (Rudolphi, 1802) from which it differs primarily by having a more elongated seminal vesicle and stockier vitelline lobes. Lecithaster musteli Srivastava, 1966, is considered a synonym of L. confusus Odhner, 1905.

Studies On The Helminth Fauna Of Alaska. Xlix. The Occurrence Of Diphyllobothrium Latum (Linnaeus, 1758) (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae) In Alaska, With Notes On Other Species, Robert L. Rausch, D. K. Hilliard

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Cestodes representing six species of the genus Diphyllobothrium Cobbold, 1858, were collected from naturally infected terrestrial mammals in Alaska during the period 1949-1970. Additional specimens were reared in experimentally infected animals. Of the species identified, viz., D. latum (Linnaeus, 1758), D. dendriticum (Nitzsch, 1824), D. lanceolatum (Krabbe, 1865), D. ursi Rausch, 1954, D. dalliae Rausch, 1956, and D. alascense Rausch and Williamson, 1958, all but D. alascense were obtained from man after treatment with quinacrine. D. latum occurred most commonly in humans; D. ursi is reported for the first time from this host, and D. lanceolatum in humans was represented …

Lasiotocus Trachinoti Sp. N. (Digenea: Monorchiidae) From The Pompano, Trachinotus Carolinus (Linnaeus), Along The Coast Of Florida, Robin M. Overstreet, Charles E. Brown

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

The monorchiid trematode Lasiotocus trachinoti sp. n. is described from the intestine and the pyloric ceca of young Trachinotus carolinus. It is most like L. mulliof Bartoli and Prévot, 1966, but differs from it primarily by being smaller and having cirrus spines more evenly dispersed.