Strongyloides /Stron·gy·loi·des/ (stron″jĭ-loi´dēz) a genus of widely distributed nematodes parasitic in the intestine of humans and other mammals. S. stercora´lis is found in the tropics and subtropics and causes strongyloidiasis.
Strongyloides
Strongyloides [stron″jĭ-loi´dēz]
Stron·gy·loi·des (str n j -loi d z)n. A genus of small nematode intestinal parasites that includes the species that causes strongyloidiasis in humans. |
Strongyloides
[stron′jiloi′dēz]
Etymology: Gk, strongylos, round, eidos, form
a genus of parasitic intestinal nematode. One species, S. stercoralis, causes strongyloidiasis, a potentially life-threatening infection under certain circumstances.
Strongyloides [stron″jĭ-loi´dēz]
a genus of nematode parasites. S. stercora´lis is a species found in the intestines of humans and other mammals in the tropics, and is the most common cause of strongyloidiasis. 
Life cycle of Strongyloides stercoralis. From Mahon and Manuselis, 2000.
Strongyloides
a genus of nematode parasites in the family Strongyloididae, the larvae of which are able to penetrate the intact skin of the host then migrate to the intestine via the bloodstream, lung, trachea and pharynx. Many species are passed from the dam to the young via the milk. See also strongyloidosis.
Strongyloides avium
found in the ceca and small intestine of fowl, turkey and wild birds.
Strongyloides cati
found in the small intestine of the cat.
Strongyloides felis
in cats.
Strongyloides fuelleborni
found in the small intestine of primates.
Strongyloides papillosus
found in the small intestine of ruminants and rabbits.
Strongyloides planiceps
in cats.
Strongyloides procyonis
found in raccoons.
Strongyloides ransomi
found in the small intestine of pigs.
Strongyloides ratti
found in rats.
Strongyloides simiae
see S. fuelleborni (above).
Strongyloides stercoralis
a species found in the intestine of humans and other mammals, primarily in the tropics and subtropics, usually causing diarrhea and intestinal ulceration.
Strongyloides tumefaciens
associated with tumors of the large intestine of cats.
Strongyloides venezuelensis
found in rats.
Strongyloides westeri
found in the small intestine of horse, pig and zebra.
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