Demodectic mites of the brown rat Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) (Rodentia, Muridae) with a new finding of Demodex ratticola Bukva, 1995 (Acari, Demodecidae)

• Autorzy: Izdebska J.N. , Rolbiecki L.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Demodex ratticola was recorded in the brown rat Rattus norvegicus from northern Poland. It is a skin mite specific to this host, previously recorded only in the Czech Republic. D. ratticola was found at a prevalence 65.0% and mean intensity 12.7 in skin samples taken from the regions of lips, nose and chin. Furthermore, three other species from the family of Demodecidae were recorded, including Demodex nanus found in skin samples from different parts of the body and characterised by the highest parameters of infestation (100.0%, 25.2), D. ratti (50.0%, 3.3) found in the head skin and D. norvegicus (30.0%, 3.5) found in the genital and anal regions. The identified demodectic mites did not cause any pathological symptoms in rats.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

demodectic mite; mite; brown rat; rat; Rattus norvegicus; Rodentia; Muridae; new finding; Demodex ratticola; Demodex nanus; Demodex norvegicus; Demodex ratti; Acari; Demodecidae; animal pathology

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Annals of Parasitology
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: 58
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.71-74,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Izdebska J.N.

• Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology, University of Gdansk, 59 Wita Stwosza Street, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland

autor

Rolbiecki L.

• Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology, University of Gdansk, 59 Wita Stwosza Street, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland