A genus of nematode worms in the superfamily Heterakoidea. A. galli and A. lineata are important intestinal parasites of domestic fowl.
Synonyms: gallus, Ascaridia, Ascaridia galli, Ascaridia gallus, txid46684, txid46685, Ascaridia, Ascaridias
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72 ,do not confuse with the order ASCARIDIDA; infection = ASCARIDIASIS (do not confuse with ASCARIASIS or ACARIASIS); coordinate with specific helminth term (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; etc) if pertinent
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D001197
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