| Nippostrongylus brasiliensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Suborder: | Strongylida |
| Superfamily: | Trichostrongyloidea |
| Family: | Heligmonellidae |
| Subfamily: | Nippostrongylinae |
| Genus: | Nippostrongylus |
| Species: | N. brasiliensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nippostrongylus brasiliensis (Travassos, 1914)
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Nippostrongylus brasiliensis is a gastrointestinal roundworm that infects rodents, primarily rats. This worm is a widely studied parasite due to its simple lifecycle and its ability to be used in animal models. Its lifecycle similar to the human hookworms Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale which includes five molting stages to become sexually mature.