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Strain-dependent differences in susceptibility of mice to experimental Angiostrongylus costaricensis infection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

Akira I. Ishii  and
Motohito Sano
Akira I. Ishii
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu 431–31, Japan
Motohito Sano
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu 431–31, Japan
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Abstract

Experimental Angiostrongylus costaricensis infection was carried out in inbred strains of mice (C57BL/6, BALB/c, DBA/2 and C3H/He). All strains became infected with this parasite. Marked differences in mortality and in worm burden were found among inbred strains of mice tested. A significant reduction was shown in worm length from mice compared to that from cotton rats.

Keywords

Angiostrongylus costaricensismousestrain susceptibility
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 63 , Issue 4 , December 1989 , pp. 302 - 306
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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