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[[Image:Demodex canis.jpg|right|thumb|150px|''Demodex canis'' - Joel Mills, Wikimedia Commons]]
[[Image:Demodex canis.jpg|right|thumb|150px|''Demodex canis'' - Joel Mills, Wikimedia Commons]]
''Demodex spp.'' are found on all domestic mammals as well as in humans and are usually a commensal organism. It is a [[Burrowing Mites|burrowing mite]] as opposed to a [[:Category:Non-Burrowing Mites|surface mite]] meaning that it penetrates into the host's tissue. Each host has a specific species of the ''Demodex'' mite. A clinical infection of ''Demodex spp.'' is termed [[demodicosis]].
''Demodex spp.'' are found on all domestic mammals as well as in humans and are usually a commensal organism. It is a [[Burrowing Mites|burrowing mite]] as opposed to a [[:Category:Non-Burrowing Mites|surface mite]] meaning that it penetrates into the host's tissue. Each host has a specific species of the ''Demodex'' mite. A clinical infection of ''Demodex spp.'' is termed [[demodicosis]].
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