Javanbakht, Hossein

[ 1 ] - Prevalence and intensity of coccidian blood parasite infection in three species of lizards from Markazi Province, Iran

Coccidian (Apicomplexa: Coccidia) parasites have been reported in almost all groups of vertebrates. These parasites may cause serious ecological and pathological effects to their hosts. Reptiles were found the be the host of the parasites of the genera Schellackia and Lankesterella, as these parasites undergo their entire life cycle in the reptilian body, with an intermediate stage of dormancy ...