Publications by authors named "Laura Hernandez Hurtado"
First report of Hexametra angusticaecoides Chabaud & Brygoo, 1960 (Nematoda: Ascarididae) in a population of captive central bearded dragons, Pogona vitticeps Ahl (Squamata: Agamidae).
Laura Hernández-Hurtado Jacinto Gomes Luisa Pereira Maria João Vila-Viçosa Carlos Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez
Syst Parasitol
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Between 2022 and 2023, researchers discovered ascaridoid nematodes of the genus Hexametra in two captive central bearded dragons in Spain, using both morphological and molecular methods for identification.
- The identified nematode, Hexametra angusticaecoides, was characterized through advanced microscopy techniques and genetic sequencing of two rRNA regions and a mitochondrial gene.
- This study is significant as it marks the first report of H. angusticaecoides infecting bearded dragons and also provides the first formal record of the species in Spain, highlighting the species' extended host range.
Background: The objective of the study was to assess Roux-en-Y independent-to-weight metabolic effects on an obese Gottingen minipig.
Methods: Eleven castrated Göttingen minipigs were enrolled. Minipigs became obese after a 9-month period of experimental diet.
This study aims firstly to assess the most adequate surgical approach for the creation of an ureteropelvic juntion obstruction (UPJO) animal model, and secondly to validate this model for laparoscopic pyeloplasty training among urologists. Thirty six Large White pigs (28.29±5.
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