Journal of Parasite ScienceVol. 4 No. 1 (2020): Journal of Parasite Science
Identifikasi Parasit Pentastomida pada Biawak Air (Varanus salvator) yang akan dikonsumsi
Andhika Yudhantama Subroto(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya) I Komang Wiarsa Sardjana(Department of Veterinary Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya) Moh Sukmanadi(Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya) E Djoko Poetranto(Department of Veterinary Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya) Kusnoto Kusnoto(Department of Veterinary Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya) Agus Sunarso(Department of Veterinary Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga)
Article Info
Publish Date 27 Jun 2020
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.
Journal of Parasite Science (JoPS) publishes the results of original research in all aspects of basic and applied parasitology, and ranging from parasites biodiversity, parasites of all wildlife, invertebrate and vertebrate, as well as host-parasite relationships of intrinsic biological interest to ...