''Demodex spp.'' are found on all domestic mammals as well as in humans and are usually a commensal organism. It is a burrowing mite as opposed to the surface mite meaning that it penetrates into the hosts tissue. Each host has a specific species of the ''Demodex'' mite. A clinical infection of ''Demodex spp.'' is termed demodicosis.
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''Demodex spp.'' are found on all domestic mammals as well as in humans and are usually a commensal organism. It is a [[Category:Burrowing Mites|burrowing mite]] as opposed to the surface mite meaning that it penetrates into the hosts tissue. Each host has a specific species of the ''Demodex'' mite. A clinical infection of ''Demodex spp.'' is termed demodicosis.