BIOLOGY OF PARASITISM -
OUTLINE FOR NEMATOLOGY PORTION OF THE COURSE

PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS:

• INTRODUCTION TO NEMATOLOGY

• CLASSIFICATION

• MORPHOLOGY

• PHYLUM NEMATA - CHARACTERISTICS

• HISTORY

• DISTRIBUTION

• LIFE CYCLE

• PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY

• SYMPTOMS-PATHOGENICITY

• MANAGEMENT

MODEL SYSTEMS:

• XIPHINEMA INDEX

• TRICHURIS TRICHIURA

• TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS

• ROMANOMERMIS CULICIVORAX

• CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS

• STEINERNEMA AND HETERORHABDITIS

• STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS

• ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS

• HETERAKIS GALLINARUM

• HOOKWORMS

• HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS

• ASCARIDS

• DRACUNCULUS MEDINENSIS

• FILARIOIDEA

• WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI

• ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS

• LOA LOA

• DIROFILARIA IMMITIS

• HETERODERA SCHACHTII

• MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA

• RHADINAPHELENCHUS COCOPHILUS

• SPHAERULARIA BOMBI