BACKGROUND Aeromonas species are common inhabitants of aquatic environments giving rise to infections in both fish and humans. Identification of aeromonads to the species level is problematic and complex due to their phenotypic and genotypic heterogeneity. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Aeromonas hydrophila or Aeromonas sp were genetically re-identified using a combination of previously publi...

background: haemonchosis has a negative effect on the farming industry throughout the world, especially in the tropic and sub-tropic countries. the present study was carried out to differentiate haemonchus species from its main hosts in iran, including sheep, goat and camel.   methods: the identification took place based on the morphometrics of the spic-ules and molecular characters. two hundre...

background: hydatidosis or cystic hydatid disease is one of the most important diseases in human and animals. identification of strains is important for improvement of control and prevention of dis-ease. the aim of this study was to determine the strains isolated from human and domestic animals in ilam province, iran, using pcr-rflp method. methods: respectively, 30 and 4 animal and human hydat...

Metacercariae, the encysted larval stage of flukes capable of infecting the final and/or paratenic hosts, of Paragonimus miyazakii and of both diploid and triploid forms of P. westermani are found in the Japanese freshwater crab, Geothelphusa dehaani, which acts as the second intermediate host in Japan. This crab is known as Sawagani in Japanese and is widely distributed in Japan, from Hokkaido...