| parasite biodiversity in rattus spp caught in wet markets. | rattus spp trapped in wet markets in quiapo, manila and balayan, batangas had ectoparasites, echinolaelaps echidnius (mite), and polyplax spinulosa (louse). the endoparasites identified were hymenolepis diminuta; the acanthocephalan moniliformis moniliformis; taenia taeniaeformis strobilocercus larvae and capillaria hepatica in liver; trichosomoides crassicauda of the urinary bladder; sarcocystis sp of muscle tissue; and two different species of stronglyloid-looking intestinal nematodes. rats ha ... | 2005 | 16438200 |