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1 July 1978 THE PREVALENCE OF ADIASPIROMYCOSIS IN THREE SYMPATRIC SPECIES OF GROUND SQUIRRELS
F. A. LEIGHTON, G. Wobeser
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Abstract

Lungs from three species of ground squirrels collected in south central Saskatchewan were examined by histopathology and a digestion technique for adiaspores of Emmonsia crescens. Two of 81 (2.5%) Citellus richardsoni, 3 of 17 (17.6%) C. tridecemlineatus and 35 of 44 (79.5%) C. franklini were infected. Infection was more common in adults than in young-of-the-year. Tissue digestion was the more sensitive method for detecting adiaspores. Possible reasons for the difference in prevalence among the species are discussed.

LEIGHTON and WOBESER: THE PREVALENCE OF ADIASPIROMYCOSIS IN THREE SYMPATRIC SPECIES OF GROUND SQUIRRELS
F. A. LEIGHTON and G. Wobeser "THE PREVALENCE OF ADIASPIROMYCOSIS IN THREE SYMPATRIC SPECIES OF GROUND SQUIRRELS," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 14(3), 362-365, (1 July 1978). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-14.3.362
Received: 17 October 1977; Published: 1 July 1978
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