Moniliformis

(mō-nil'i-fōr'mis),

A genus of the class (or phylum) Acanthocephala, the thorny-headed worms. Moniliformis dubius, the common spiny-headed worm of house rats, is transmitted by infected cockroaches, Periplaneta americana; a few infections in humans have been reported. Moniliformis moniliformis is a species normally found in rodents and is a rare parasite of humans.

[L. monile, necklace, + forma, appearance]

Mo·nil·i·for·mis

(mō-nil'i-fōr'mis)

A genus of thorny-headed worms. A few infections in humans have been reported.

[L. monile, necklace, + forma, appearance]

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Human pentastomiasis caused by Armillifer moniliformis in Malaysian Borneo.

Unexpected Infection with Armillifer Parasites

Phyconanotechnology: synthesis of silver nanoparticles using brown marine algae Cystophora moniliformis and their characterisation.

Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using chlorella vulgaris and evaluation of the antibacterial efficacy against staphylococcus aureus

The helminths Hymenolepis nana Von Siebold, 1852, Hymenolepis diminuta Rudolphi, 1819 and Capillaria hepatica Bancroft, 1893 have been reported as zoonotic, and Moniliformis moniliformis Bremser, 1811 and Raillietina sp.

Larvas de Taenia taeniformis (Strobilocercus fasciolaris) (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) en roedores comensales de Argentina: potencial riesgo sanitario

RBF is a zoonotic systemic illness caused by infection from either the gram-negative bacillus Streptobacillus moniliformis, commonly found in the United States, or the gram-negative rod Spirillum minus, commonly seen in Asia.

Fever, petechiae, and joint pain: our patient's signs and symptoms developed one week after being bitten by a rat that she was feeding to her son's pet snake

For instance, seeds of Piptadenia moniliformis do not germinate at osmotic potentials equal to or lower than -1.

Germination and initial development of Simira gardneriana seedling under water stress and at different temperatures/Germinacao e desenvolvimento inicial de plantulas de Simira gardneriana sob estresse hidrico e em diferentes temperaturas

Based on the comparison of DNA sequence to GenBank (an open access sequence database produced by NCBI Information), the unidentified fungal species showed high similarity with G moniliformis (synonym G.

Molecular variability of causal agents of twister disease of onion

Parasitos como Hymenolepis diminuta, Moniliformis moniliformis, Gongylonema neoplasticum, Raiilietina demeranensis y Trichinella spiralis se encuentran en los roedores, donde estos actuarian como reservorios para la transmision al hombre (Parshad, 1999; Stojcevic et al, 2004).

Helmintofauna gastrointestinal de importancia zoonotica y sus aspectos patologicos en roedores (Rattus spp) en tres medioambientes

The varied nomenclature of this disease includes Lichen ruber acuminatus verrucosus et reticularis, porokeratosis striata lichenoides, lichen ruber moniliformis.

Keratosis lichenoides chronica: case report

tritici (+) Mucuna pruriens (F,N) -- Pityrocarpa moniliformis (F,N) F.

Thrips on fabaceous plants and weeds in an ecotone in northeastern Brazil/Tripes em plantas fabaceas e ervas daninhas em um ecotono no nordeste do Brasil

Smith) X X Levkov Melosira granulata (Ehrenberg) X X X Melosira moniliformis X X (O.

Phytoplankton from the Carpintero lagoon, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico/Fitoplancton de la laguna del Carpintero, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico/Fitoplancton da lagoa do Carpintero, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Rat bite fever (RBF) is a systemic febrile illness caused by either Streptobacillus moniliformis, common in Western countries, or Spirillum minus, which is the most prevalent pathogen in Asia [1,2].

Rat bite fever resembling rheumatoid arthritis

moniliformis, subglutinans, fujikuroi and intermedia basing on mating population, ascospores, perithecia size, phialide type and microconidial formations.