Roundworm Today

Ascaris lumbricoides--the ubiquitous roundworm.

Three Unusual Cases of Roundworm Infection

Tapeworm and Roundworm Parasites of Cattle

THE TAPEWORM and roundworm parasites reported to affect cattle tliroughoiit the world comprise over 70 different species. Although some species occur infrequently and others are comparatively harmless to their bovine hosts, some exact a heavy annual toll from the beef and dairy industries. Losses are due to deaths from gross parasitism, lowered vitality and resultant poor growth and performance...

Roundworm granuloma of the anterior abdominal wall.

A case of migration of a gravid female roundworm into the peritoneal cavity is reported. The presenting feature, a lump in the anterior abdominal wall, has not previously been documented. Fertilized ova of the worm were found in miliary peritoneal granulomata, and showed development up to the eight-cell stage.

Human Infection with Pseudoterranova azarasi Roundworm

identifi cation of mycobacteria by DNA amplifi cation and oligonucleotide-specifi c capture plate hybridization. 16S rRNA sequence diversity in Myco-bacterium celatum strains caused by presence of two different copies of 16S rRNA gene.ment of partial sequencing of the 65-ki-loDalton heat shock protein gene (hsp65) for routine identifi cation of Mycobacteri-um species isolated from clinical sour...