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Hepatozoon spp.-gametocytes were found in 70.8% (17\/24) and 88.8% (8\/9) of blood smears from free-ranging and captive caimans, respectively. Hepatozoon spp. 18S rRNA DNA was found in 79.2% (19\/24) and 88.8% (8\/9) of free-ranging and captive caimans, respectively. Comparative analysis of parasitized and non-parasitized erythrocytes showed that all analyzed features were significantly different (P&lt;0.05) for both linear and area dimensions. Phylogenetic analysis based on 18S rRNA sequences grouped the Hepatozoon spp. sequences detected in the present study together with H. caimani, recently detected in caimans in southern Pantanal.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1590\/s1984-29612017041","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,8,23]],"date-time":"2017-08-23T11:53:46Z","timestamp":1503489226000},"page":"352-358","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["Hepatozoon caimani in Caiman crocodilus yacare (Crocodylia, Alligatoridae) from North Pantanal, Brazil"],"prefix":"10.1590","volume":"26","author":[{"given":"Andr\u00e9a","family":"Bouer","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidade Estadual Paulista,  Brasil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marcos Rog\u00e9rio","family":"Andr\u00e9","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidade Estadual Paulista,  Brasil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Luiz 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