Dipetalonema

Dipetalonema
A genus of nematode filariae with species in humans and many other mammals; as with other filarial worms, it produces microfilariae in blood or tissue fluids, with adults found in deep connective tissue, membranes, or visceral surfaces. [G. di-, two, + petalon, leaf, + nema, thread]
- D. reconditum a filarial species found in dogs, transmitted by fleas and lice, in contrast to the canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, which is transmitted by mosquitoes.
- D. streptocerca former name for Mansonella streptocerca.

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Di·pet·a·lo·ne·ma (.)dī-.pet-əl-ō-'nē-mə n a genus of tropical filarial worms whose adults occur in connective tissue and skin of primates including humans and whose microfilariae occur in their blood

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Di·pet·a·lo·ne·ma (di-pet″ə-lo-neґmə) a genus of nematodes of the superfamily Filarioidea. D. recondiґtum infests dogs. D. perґstans and D. streptocerґca have been reclassified under genus Mansonella.

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  • Dipetalonema Perstans — Dipetalonema perstans …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Dipetalonema perstans — Dipetalonema perstans …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Dipetalonema Streptocerca — Dipetalonema streptocerca …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Dipetalonema streptocerca — Dipetalonema streptocerca …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Dipetalonema perstans — Dipetalonema perstans …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Dipetalonema streptocerca — Dipetalonema streptocerca …   Wikipédia en Français

  • dipetalonema — di·pet·a·lo·ne·ma …   English syllables

  • dipetalonema — (ˌ)dīˌped.əlōˈnēmə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from di + petal + nema : a genus of tropical filarial worms whose adults occur in connective tissue and skin of man and apes and monkeys and whose microfilariae occur in their blood …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dipetalonema perstans — (син. Acanthocheilonema perstans) вид гельминтов сем. Setariidae, кл. нематод; окончательный хозяин человек, промежуточный мокрецы; распространен в Африке и Латинской Америке; возбудитель акантохейлонематоза …   Большой медицинский словарь

  • Dipetalonema streptocerca — вид. гельминтов сем. Setariidae, кл. нематод; окончательный хозяин человек, промежуточный мокрецы; распространен в Африке; возбудитель стрептоцеркоза …   Большой медицинский словарь

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