Light and Scanning Electron Microscopic Studies of Trypanosomes Parasites Infecting Freshwater Fishes in Qena Governorate, Egypt | ||
| Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, E. Medical Entomology & Parasitology | ||
| Article 2, Volume 2, Issue 1, December 2010, Pages 17-31 PDF (852.39 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/eajbse.2010.16456 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hussein A. N. A.1; Rabie S. A.2; Mohammed N. E.3; Hussein N. M.3 | ||
| 1-Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University. Qena, Egypt -Biology Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University. Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||
| 2- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University. Qena, Egypt - Faculty of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia | ||
| 3Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University. Qena, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Freshwater fishes were sampled from different localities in the River Nile at Qena Governorate (Qus, Qift, Dandara, El-Trammsa, El-Maana, Dishna and Nag-Hammady). Investigation revealed that Trypanosoma were found parasitized blood of many fish species. Out of 581 blood smears examined, 143 revealed trypanosomes infection with a prevalence of 24.6%. The infected fishes are belonging to seven species and four families. Trypanosomes parasites were found belonged to three species with different infection rates: T. mukasai Van As et al. 2004 (28.3%); T. cyanophilum Mohamed, 1978 (52.9%) and T. cataractae Putz, 1972 (1.5%). A new Trypanosoma species was found infecting Ch. ruppelli fish with an infection rate of 1.96%. Histological sections showed the presence of the adult stage of T. mukasai in between liver cells. Also T. mukasai had been examined using scanning electron microscope. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Fishes; freshwater; Trypanosma; infection rate; Qena; Egypt | ||
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