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Didymozoids in Muscle of Atlantic Chub Mackerel (Scomber colias).

Rita MotaMarianne AlvesCristina P VieiraJorge VieiraPaula TamagniniAurélia Saraiva
Published in: Acta parasitologica (2019)
Didymozoids identified in this study are closely related to muscle parasites detected in other fish species of the genus Scomber, most probably the same species. Phylogenetic analysis also corroborates the hypothesis that muscle-parasitizing didymozoids are distinct from the ones parasitizing other fish organs.
Keyphrases
  • skeletal muscle
  • plasmodium falciparum