Ornithonyssus

Ornithonyssus
A genus of bird and rodent mites; species include O. bacoti, the tropical rat mite, a possible vector of murine typhus and a cause of human dermatitis; O. bursa, the tropical fowl mite; and O. sylviarum, the northern fowl mite. [G. ornis (ornith-), bird, + nyssus, to prick]

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Or·ni·thon·ys·sus .ȯr-nə-'thän-ə-səs, -thə-'nis-əs n a genus of mites (family Macronyssidae) that are parasitic on vertebrates and include the rat mite (O. bacoti) and two serious pests (O. bursa and O. sylviarum) of domestic fowl

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Or·ni·tho·nys·sus (or″nĭ-tho-nisґəs) a genus of mites of the family Dermanyssidae; formerly called Liponyssus.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Ornithonyssus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnid …   Wikipedia

  • Ornithonyssus —   Ornithonyssus Clasificación científica Reino …   Wikipedia Español

  • Ornithonyssus sylviarum — Nordische Vogelmilbe Nordische Vogelmilbe (Ornithonyssus sylviarum) Systematik Überstamm: Häutungstiere (Ecdysozoa) Stamm …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ornithonyssus bacoti — the rat mite or tropical rat mite, a species whose bite may cause rat mite dermatitis; it also experimentally transmits murine typhus …   Medical dictionary

  • Ornithonyssus bursa — the tropical fowl mite, commonly found on chickens and wild birds or in their nests …   Medical dictionary

  • Ornithonyssus sylviarum — the northern fowl mite, commonly a parasite of many domestic and wild fowl …   Medical dictionary

  • Крысиный клещ — (Ornithonyssus bacoti)         паразитический клещ из группы гамазовых. Длина тела до 1,1 мм. Ротовые части приспособлены для кровососания. Распространён очень широко, в СССР главным образом в портовых городах. К. к. паразитирует на крысах, мышах …   Большая советская энциклопедия

  • tropical fowl mite — Ornithonyssus bursa …   Medical dictionary

  • Macronyssidae — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida …   Wikipedia

  • Macronyssidae — ? Macronyssidae Ornithonyssus sylviarum …   Википедия

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