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=== ''TRICHOSTRONGYLUS AXEI'' ===
==== General ====
*Small trichostrongyle, <5mm long; stomach.

==== Life-Cycle ====
*Typical non-migratory LC confined to stomach wall.
*Prepatent period = 3 1/2 weeks.

==== Pathogenicity ====
*Similar to ''Ostertagia'', except L3 penetrate mucosa between gastric glands. Leads to hyperplastic nodular lesions (several cms diameter) and erosions where epithelium is lost. Not usually a primary pathogen in horses.
[[Category:Trichostrongyloidea]][[Category:Horse_Nematodes]]
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