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The first record of a member of the genus Hepatozoon in the Eastern Barred Bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) in Tasmania

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posted on 2023-05-16, 10:16 authored by Silvana BettiolSilvana Bettiol, John GoldsmidJohn Goldsmid, Le, DD, Driessen, M
Of 220 wild Eastern Barred Bandicoots (Perameles gunnii) captured in two locations in Tasmania, Australia, 55 (25%) had a detectable parasitaemia with gametocytes of the protozoan genus Hepatozoon in blood films. Blood films were stained with Leishman stain and acridine orange O. Gamonts were commonly found as intracellular forms and occasionally observed as extracellular forms in peripheral erythrocytes. This is the first record of a member of the genus Hepatozoon in any temperate bandicoot and additionally appears to be the first record of this protozoan genus in any native marsupial species of Tasmania.

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Publication title

Journal of Parasitology

Volume

82

Issue

5

Pagination

829-830

ISSN

0022-3395

Department/School

Tasmanian School of Medicine

Publisher

Amer Soc Parasitologists

Place of publication

USA

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  • Restricted

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Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences

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