Author:
Subroto Andhika Yudhantama,Sardjana I Komang Wiarsa,Sukmanadi Moh,Poetranto E Djoko,Kusnoto Kusnoto,Sunarso Agus
Abstract
This study aims to determine the pentastomide parasite that infects the digestive tract of giant water lizards examined in Laboratory of Parasitology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Airlangga University. In this study, three sample were found to be infected with pentastomide parasite in the lung. The phase found was adult phase pentastomide; it has pentastomide spermatheca which shows that this parasite is female.
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