Microbesnoitia leoni Bwangamoi, 1989, from the African lion (Panthera leo) redetermined as a junior synonym of Hepatozoon canis (James, 1905) Wenyon, 1926.

Thumbnail
Date
1994-04
Author
Dubey, JP
Bwangamoi, O
Type
Article
Language
en
Metadata
Show full item record

Abstract
Hepatozoon canis-like schizonts were found in the hearts of 2 lionesses (Panthera leo) from Kenya. The parasite, initially described as a new genus and new species Microbesnoitia leoni Bwangamoi, 1989, is determined to be a junior synonym of Hapatozoon canis (James, 1905) Wenyon, 1926.
URI
http://hinari-gw.who.int/whalecomwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/whalecom0/pubmed/8158481
http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/33592
Citation
J Parasitol. 1994 Apr;80(2):333-4.
Publisher
University of Nairobi.
 
Clinical Studies Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
 
Collections