Rothmann, Wiekolize; De Waal, Pamela Jean(Elsevier, 2017-09)
Spirocerca lupi is a parasitic nematode that causes spirocercosis predominantly in domestic dogs. Spirocerca lupi nematode samples were collected from four regions around South Africa and analyzed to compare the genetic ...
Bumpy, M.M.; Williams, Mark C.; Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham; Lutermann, Heike; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; De Waal, Pamela Jean; Mitha, Janishtha R.; Clift, Sarah Jane; Harrison-White, R.(BioMed Central, 2017-08-16)
BACKGROUND : The pathology of spirocercosis, a disease caused by the infestation of carnivores with the nematode
Spirocerca lupi, has been extensively described in domestic dogs and coyotes. However, it has not been ...
De Waal, Pamela Jean; Gous, Annemarie; Clift, Sarah Jane; Greeff, Jacobus Maree(Elsevier, 2012-06)
The nematode worm Spirocerca lupi has a cosmopolitan distribution and can cause the death
of its final canid host, typically dogs. While its life cycle, which involves a coprophagous
beetle intermediate host, a number ...
Reid, Kerry; Mitha, Janishtha R.; Greeff, Jaco M. (Jacobus Maree); De Waal, Pamela Jean(Elsevier, 2015-09)
Understanding genetic diversity and movement patterns in parasitic organisms is paramount to establish
control and management strategies. In this study we developed a microsatellite resource as well as a
diagnostic ...
Greeff, Jaco M. (Jacobus Maree); Reid, Kerry; Gagjee, Janishtha R.; Clift, Sarah Jane; De Waal, Pamela Jean(Elsevier, 2018-07)
Spirocerca lupi is a parasitic nematode of canids and occurs in most tropical and subtropical regions around the world. While its life cycle is well known, insight is lacking about its mating structure within-hosts, genetic ...
