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Chromosome numbers in Onchocerca dukei and O. tarsicola

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

R. J. Post ,
O. Bain  and
S. Kläger
R. J. Post
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT, UK
O. Bain
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Zoologie-Vers, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 61 Rue Buffon, F75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
S. Kläger
Affiliation:
lnstitut für Tropenmedizin, Universität Tübingen, Wilhelmstrasse 31, 7400 Tübingen, Germany
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Abstract

Testicular examination of male Onchocerca dukei and German O. tarsicola revealed five pairs of chromosomes, which is typical of most filariae. In contrast to German O. tarsicola, specimens from Sweden had only three pairs of chromosomes.

Keywords

OnchocercachromosomesNematoda
Type
Research Papers
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 65 , Issue 3 , September 1991 , pp. 208 - 210
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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