On the Comparative Susceptibility ofLymnaea natalensis(Kraus) andL. rufescens(Gray) to Infection withFasciola gigantica(West African strain) and the Tissue Responses in the Snails

Publisher Website
Google Scholar
Abstract
Observations on infection and the development of F. gigantica (W. African strain) in the susceptible L. natalensis and in the less susceptible mature L. rufescens (from Pakistan) and the histological study of the two species of snails at various stages of development of the contained parasite, revealed that,The miracidia appeared to take a longer time to start penetrating the less susceptible host.There was no significant tissue reaction even in L. rufescens to the development of the sporocysts. The development of the sporocysts which were embedded in denser tissues of the snails was apparently retarded in both the species of snail.