Sultan K, Elhawary N M, Sorour Sh S Gh, Sharaf H M
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, 33516, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt.
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, 33516, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt=.
Trop Biomed. 2015 Dec 1;32(4):745-752.
Passalurus ambiguus (Rudolphi, 1819) is one of the most common oxyurid nematodes to be found in domestic and wild rabbits worldwide. In order to identify and determine the morphological characteristics of this pinworm, the current research was conducted as a microscopic study, using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Adult P. ambiguus were collected from naturally infected domestic rabbits in Egypt. Identification was made primarily by ordinary microscope, and subsequently, the morphological features were evaluated by SEM. Results indicate that SEM is a powerful tool to identify in detail the morphological characteristics such as the head, male cloacal area, female tail and the female copulatory plugs. All these features confirm the species is P. ambiguus and show the effectiveness of the SEM to differentiate P. ambiguus from related oxyurid species.
盲肠鞭虫（Rudolphi，1819年）是世界范围内家兔和野兔体内最常见的尖尾线虫之一。为了识别和确定这种蛲虫的形态特征，本研究采用扫描电子显微镜（SEM）进行微观研究。从埃及自然感染的家兔体内采集成年盲肠鞭虫。主要通过普通显微镜进行鉴定，随后通过扫描电子显微镜评估其形态特征。结果表明，扫描电子显微镜是详细识别形态特征（如头部、雄性泄殖腔区域、雌性尾部和雌性交配栓）的有力工具。所有这些特征均证实该物种为盲肠鞭虫，并显示出扫描电子显微镜在区分盲肠鞭虫与相关尖尾线虫物种方面的有效性。
