Abstract

CAZORLA-PERFETTI, Dalmiro; MORALES MORENO, Pedro  and  NAVAS YAMARTE, Patricia. Identification of Lophomonas blattarum (Hypermastigia: Cristomonadida, Lophomonadidae), causal agent of Bronchopulmonary Lophomoniasis, in synanthropic cockroachs from the Coro University Hospital, Falcon state, Venezuela. Saber [online]. 2015, vol.27, n.3, pp.511-514. ISSN 2343-6468.

Cockroaches are recognized indoor pests carrying microrganisms of medical-zoonotic importance. In this study preliminary findings are provided on the identification of trofozoites and cysts of multiflagellate protozoa Lophomonas blattarum (Parabasalia: Hypermastigia, Cristomonadida: Lophomonadidae), causal agent of bronchopulmonary lophomoniasis, in gut and external body parts of nymphs and adults of the synanthropic cockroach Periplaneta americana (Insecta: Dyctioptera, Blattodea), collected from Coro University Hospital, Falcon state, Venezuela. The implications of these findings for public health are discussed.

Keywords : Periplaneta americana; nosocomial infections.

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