Baylisascaris schroederi is a species of roundworm in the family Ascarididae. It occurs in China and is a parasite of giant pandas.[1] Many wild giant pandas are infected with this parasite.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Ascaridida |
| Family: | Ascarididae |
| Genus: | Baylisascaris |
| Species: | B. schroederi
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| Binomial name | |
| Baylisascaris schroederi McIntosh, 1939
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References
edit- ^ Peng, Zhiwei; Zhang, Changsheng; Shen, Meiying; Bao, Heng; Hou, Zhijun; He, Shaowen; Hua, Yuping (2017). "Baylisascaris schroederi Infection in Giant Pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in Foping National Nature Reserve, China". Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 53 (4). Wildlife Disease Association: 854–858. doi:10.7589/2016-08-190. ISSN 0090-3558. PMID 28700323. S2CID 4381582.
- ^ Zhang, Lei; Yang, Xuyu; Wu, Hua; Gu, Xiaodong; Hu, Yibo; Wei, Fuwen (2011). "The Parasites of Giant Pandas: Individual-Based Measurement in Wild Animals". Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 47 (1). Wildlife Disease Association: 164–171. doi:10.7589/0090-3558-47.1.164. ISSN 0090-3558. PMID 21270005.
- ^ Zhou, Xuan; Xie, Yue; Zhang, Zhi-he; Wang, Cheng-dong; Sun, Yun; Gu, Xiao-bin; Wang, Shu-xian; Peng, Xue-rong; Yang, Guang-you (2013-08-08). "Analysis of the genetic diversity of the nematode parasite Baylisascaris schroederi from wild giant pandas in different mountain ranges in China". Parasites & Vectors. 6 (1). Springer Science and Business Media LLC: 233. doi:10.1186/1756-3305-6-233. ISSN 1756-3305. PMC 3750503. PMID 23924705.