Bertiella studeri

Bertiella studeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Cestoda
Order:	Cyclophyllidea
Family:	Anoplocephalidae
Genus:	Bertiella
Species:	B. studeri
Binomial name
	Bertiella studeri;

Bertiella studeri is a species of Bertiellia, a type of cestodes (tapeworms). It is a parasite of primates which was first described in the rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) in 1940.^[1] The intermediate host are oribatid mites,^[1] which ingest the eggs, and are themselves ingested by the vertebrate host.^[2]

This is one of two species of Bertiella that cause Bertielliasis in humans (the other being Bertiella mucronata).^[3]

An adult B. studeri tapeworm measures 10–30 cm long, and is 1 cm wide.^[2] The adult develops in the small intestine of the primate host.^[2]

Eggs from proglottids of Bertiella studeri, seen under the microscope (scale bar = 10 μm)

References

1 2 Galán-Puchades, Maria Teresa; Vicent Fuentes, Marius; Mas-Coma, Santiago (1 March 2000). "Morphology of Bertiella studeri (Blanchard, 1891) sensu Stunkard (1940) (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) of human origin and a proposal of criteria for the specific diagnosis of bertiellosis". Folia Parasitologica. 47 (1): 23–28. doi:10.14411/fp.2000.005. PMID 10833012.
1 2 3 Baker, D, ed. (2008). "Bertiella studeri". Flynn's Parasites of Laboratory Animals (2nd ed.). Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. p. 706. ISBN 9780470344170.
↑ Szyfres, B; Acha, PN (2003). "Bertielliasis". Zoonoses and communicable diseases common to man and animals (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Pan American Health Organization. pp. 160–161. ISBN 9789275119938.

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[Galán-Puchades_2000-1] 1 2 Galán-Puchades, Maria Teresa; Vicent Fuentes, Marius; Mas-Coma, Santiago (1 March 2000). "Morphology of Bertiella studeri (Blanchard, 1891) sensu Stunkard (1940) (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) of human origin and a proposal of criteria for the specific diagnosis of bertiellosis". Folia Parasitologica. 47 (1): 23–28. doi:10.14411/fp.2000.005. PMID 10833012.

[Baker_2008-2] 1 2 3 Baker, D, ed. (2008). "Bertiella studeri". Flynn's Parasites of Laboratory Animals (2nd ed.). Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. p. 706. ISBN 9780470344170.

[3] Szyfres, B; Acha, PN (2003). "Bertielliasis". Zoonoses and communicable diseases common to man and animals (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Pan American Health Organization. pp. 160–161. ISBN 9789275119938.