Biology:Mammomonogamus auris

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Short description: Species of roundworm


Mammomonogamus auris
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Syngamidae
Genus: Mammomonogamus
Species:
M. auris
Binomial name
Mammomonogamus auris
(Faust & Tang, 1934)

Mammomonogamus auris is a free-living nematode has been reported to infect cats. M. auris is a species of nematodes in the family Syngamidae. They are parasites of the nasal sinuses and trachea of mammals.

Cases of M. auris infection have been reported in Asia and Micronesia (Saipan), causing otitis interna.[1]

Treatment involved saline flushing under heavy sedation. Follow-up treatment included topical thiabendazole/dexamethasone/neomycin ointment as well as selamectin.

References

  1. Edgar G. Tudor; Alice C. Y. Lee; Danielle G. Armato; Dwight D. Bowman (2008). "Mammomonogamus auris infection in the middle ear of a domestic cat in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, USA". Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 10 (5): 501–504. doi:10.1016/j.jfms.2008.02.007. PMID 18567524. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6745838 entry