Newly discovered parasite named after Prof Louis du Preez – The Mail & Guardian

Newly discovered parasite named after Prof Louis du Preez – The Mail & Guardian

Visit North West University press office Taxonomic immortality can take many forms. For Prof Louis du Preez of North-West University (NWU), it comes with a twist of humour and a splash of irony: a newly discovered parasite, Latergator louisdupreezi, now bears his name. The organism, identified by American researchers, belongs to a group of ocular parasites that inhabit the eyes of freshwater turtles and the hippopotamus. Prof du Preez knows this…