Intradermal infections by chigger mites (Hannemania spp.) in the Andean frog Telmatobius atacamensis (Anura, Telmatobiidae)
Here, we report the infection of adults of the Andean frog Telmatobius atacamensis (Anura, Telmatobiidae) by leeuwenhoekiid mites of the genus Hannemania and describe the histological characteristics of the normal and infected skin and the mite's larval capsule.
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2015 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Institution: | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas |
| Repository: | CONICET Digital (CONICET) |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/48655 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11336/48655 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | ANURA INFECTION SKIN HANNEMANIA https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
| Summary: | Here, we report the infection of adults of the Andean frog Telmatobius atacamensis (Anura, Telmatobiidae) by leeuwenhoekiid mites of the genus Hannemania and describe the histological characteristics of the normal and infected skin and the mite's larval capsule. |
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