Determination of Giardia lamblia cyst infective dose for the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)

1 August 1991

journal article
research article
Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Vol. 57 (8) , 2408-2409
https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.57.8.2408-2409.1991

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the 50% infective dose for Giardia lamblia (CDC:0284:1) cysts in Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus). The log10 50% infective dose results calculated by probit analysis and the Spearman-Karber method were 2.45 and 2.50, respectively.

Keywords

GIARDIA LAMBLIA
CYSTS
KARBER
CDC
SPEARMAN
PROBIT
CYST INFECTIVE
LAMBLIA CYST

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