Troglostrongylus

Troglostrongylus is a genus of nematodes which are metastrongyloid lung parasites of domestic cats ( Felis catus) and small wild cats ( Felis lybica, Lynx rufus, Lynx canadensis and Felis chaus) through the Middle East and North America.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Species of Trichostrongylus which have been recognised in felidae include T. subcrenatus, T. wilsoni, and T. brevoir.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ Jeffries, R et al. (2010) Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and Troglostrongylus sp. (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) infections in cats inhabiting Ibiza, Spain. Veterinary Parasitology 173(3-4):344-348
^ Gerichter CB (1949) Studies on the nematodes parasitic in the lungs of Felidae in Palestine. Parasitology 39:251-262
^ ^a ^b Brianti, Emanuele; Gaglio, Gabriella; Giannetto, Salvatore; Annoscia, Giada; Latrofa, Maria Stefania; Dantas-Torres, Filipe; Traversa, Donato; Otranto, Domenico (2012). "Troglostrongylus brevior and Troglostrongylus subcrenatus (Strongylida: Crenosomatidae) as agents of broncho-pulmonary infestation in domestic cats". Parasites & Vectors. 5 (1). doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-5-178. ISSN 1756-3305. PMC 3469345.
^ Sarmiento L & Stough BD (1956) Troglostrongylus wilsoni (Stough, 1953) n. comb. (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae) from the lungs of the bobcat, Lynx rufus rufus. J Parasitol 42(1):45-48
^ Watson TG et al (1981) Endoparasites and selected infectious agents in bobcats (Felis rufus) from West Virginia and Georgia. J Wildl Dis 17(4):547-554

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