The Maintenance of Echinococcus multilocularis in Gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) by Intraperitoneal Inoculation
- 1 December 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Parasitology
- Vol. 47 (6) , 870-874
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3275003
Abstract
Echinococcus multilocularis has been maintained in the cyst stage in gerbils and cotton rats over a period of 3 years by means of 9 serial transfers of viable cyst tissue suspensions inoculated into the peritoneum of the rodents. Masses of cysts containing motile scolices and relatively free of host tissue, are produced in 4 to 6 months. Mice and weanling rats are slightly susceptible to secondary echinococcus infection with E. multilocularis, but guinea pigs, rabbits, and hamsters are refractive to infection.Keywords
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