tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post3024989322226081783..comments2024-03-27T19:39:11.723-04:00Comments on Parasite of the Day: September 17 - Travassostrongylus sp.Susan Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05944116263349266952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-51214680984495206482012-02-27T06:47:29.677-05:002012-02-27T06:47:29.677-05:00Can Travassostrongylus sp.infect mud crabs, as wel...Can Travassostrongylus sp.infect mud crabs, as well?czerneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-41807397169481981272010-09-17T11:16:26.376-04:002010-09-17T11:16:26.376-04:00If a parasitologist is looking for a host for a la...If a parasitologist is looking for a host for a lab exercise to demonstrate the variety of helminths, he/she can't go wrong with the Virginia opossum, which is regularly infected with all 4 groups of helminths (cestodes, trematodes, nematodes, acanthcephala). Fresh road kills are readily available. In Florida, they say if you are ever lost in the woods, find a possum and follow it to the nearest road! You will probably not find Travassostrongylus but a couple of other trichostrongylid genera are common.Mike Kinsellanoreply@blogger.com