| development of acanthocheilonema reconditum (spirurida, onchocercidae) in the cat flea ctenocephalides felis (siphonaptera, pulicidae). | to investigate larval development of acanthocheilonema reconditum in the cat flea ctenocephalides felis, fleas were fed through an artificial feeding system with dog blood containing different concentrations of microfilariae (i.e. low, group l = 250; medium, group m = 500; high, group h = 1500 microfilariae per ml) or no microfilariae (group c). fleas were sampled at 12 different time-points throughout the study period (d1-d28) and a. reconditum was detected by dissection, pcr and histology. of ... | 2014 | 25068432 |