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Capillaria

Known as: Capillarias, Hairworm 
A genus of trichuroid nematodes parasitic in the liver and intestines of many mammals and birds. Two species, C. hepatica and C. philippinensis… 
National Institutes of Health

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CDISC SDTM Microorganism TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyInfection by Capillaria philippinensisMicrobiological

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Hepaticola hepaticaParacapillaria philippinensis

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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Environmental determinants of the spatial distribution of Angiostrongylus vasorum, Crenosoma vulpis and Eucoleus aerophilus in Hungary.
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Ribosomal and mitochondrial DNA analysis of Trichuridae nematodes of carnivores and small mammals.
2008
2008
Capillaria spp. eggs in Patagonian archaeological sites: statistical analysis of morphometric data.
Discriminant analysis was used to identify eggs of Capillaria spp. at specific level found in organic remains from an… 
2006
2006
Nematode (Nematoda: Mermithidae) and hairworm (Nematomorpha: Chordodidae) parasites in Early Cretaceous amber.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Behavioural manipulation in a grasshopper harbouring hairworm: a proteomics approach
Abstract The parasitic Nematomorph hairworm, Spinochordodes tellinii (Camerano) develops inside the terrestrial grasshopper… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Wild boar helminths: risks in animal translocations.
2003
2003
Biochemical and histological changes in the brain of the cricket Nemobius sylvestris infected by the manipulative parasite Paragordius tricuspidatus (Nematomorpha).
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
A Comparison of the Prevalence and Burdens of Helminth Infections in Growers and Adult Free-Range Chickens
Matched samples of 100 chickens of each of growers and adult rural free-range chickens in Morogoro, Tanzania, were purchased from… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Pulmonary cryptococcosis and Capillaria aerophila infection in an FIV-positive cat.
A 12-year-old, FIV-positive, domestic longhair cat was presented with a history of sneezing and coughing during the previous… 
1997
1997
Intestinal capillariasis in neolithic inhabitants of Chalain (Jura, France)
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