Haemogregarines of the genus Hepatozoon (Apicomplexa: Adeleina) in rodents from northern Europe
Language English Country Czech Republic Media print
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
11817449
DOI
10.14411/fp.2001.043
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Apicomplexa growth & development ultrastructure MeSH
- Arvicolinae parasitology MeSH
- Species Specificity MeSH
- Mice parasitology MeSH
- Lung parasitology MeSH
- Prevalence MeSH
- Protozoan Infections, Animal epidemiology MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Mice parasitology MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Estonia epidemiology MeSH
- Finland epidemiology MeSH
- Russia epidemiology MeSH
We studied the prevalence and distribution of Hepatozoon infections in small rodents from Finland and other areas in northern Europe. Hepatozoon infections were more common in voles (Arvicolinae) than mice (Murinae) and more prevalent in voles of the genus Clethrionomys than in voles of the genus Microtus. Transmission electron microscopical examination of Hepatozoon erhardovae Krampitz, 1964 from bank voles Clethrionomys glareolus (Schreber) showed that intracellular lung meronts were located in alveolar septa. Meronts consisted of varying numbers of merozoites packed with amylopectin vacuoles inside electron-lucent parasitophorous vacuole. The size of the meronts was approximately 19 x 14 microm. Monozoic or dizoic cysts were frequent findings in the lung alveoles; the size of cysts was approximately 10 x 6 microm. Gametocytes were found inside eosinophilic granulocytes in the capillaries of lung tissue. Ultrastructurally, micronemes, microtubules, mitochondria, nuclei and lipid droplets were visible.
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