Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 May;17(5):867-9. doi: 10.3201/eid1705.101309.
A male nematode was extracted from iris fibers of a man from the Brazilian Amazon region. This nematode belonged to the genus Pelecitus but was distinct from the 16 known species in this genus. Similarities with Pelecitus spp. from neotropical birds suggested an avian origin for this species.
从一名来自巴西亚马逊地区的男子的虹膜纤维中提取出一条雄性线虫。这条线虫属于 Pelecitus 属,但与该属的 16 个已知物种不同。与来自新热带鸟类的 Pelecitus spp. 的相似性表明该物种起源于鸟类。