Strongyloides serpentis explained

Strongyloides serpentis is a parasitic roundworm infecting the intestine of the green water snake, hence its name. It was first described from Louisiana.^[1]

Further reading

• Dorris, Mark, Mark E. Viney, and Mark L. Blaxter. "Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the genus Strongyloides and related nematodes." International journal for parasitology 32.12 (2002): 1507–1517.
• Dos Santos, K. R., et al. "Morphological and molecular characterization of Strongyloides ophidiae (Nematoda, Strongyloididae)." Journal of helminthology84.02 (2010): 136–142.
• Veazey, Ronald S., T. Bonner Stewart, and Theron G. Snider III. "Ureteritis and nephritis in a Burmese python (Python molurus bivitattus) due to Strongyloides sp. infection." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (1994): 119–122.

Notes and References

1. Little. M. D.. Seven New Species of Strongyloides (Nematoda) from Louisiana. The Journal of Parasitology. 52. 1. 1966. 85–97. 0022-3395. 10.2307/3276397. 3276397. 5932110.