Influence of rat strain on larval production by the parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti

Authors
Gemmill, AW West, SA
Citation
Aw. Gemmill et Sa. West, Influence of rat strain on larval production by the parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti, J PARASITOL, 84(6), 1998, pp. 1289-1291
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
ISSN journal
00223395 → ACNP
Volume
84
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1289 - 1291
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3395(199812)84:6<1289:IORSOL>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The course of infection with Strongyloides ratti in a range of rat strains was assessed by monitoring the production of larvae. To our knowledge, this is the first such study of S. ratti using its natural host Rattus norvegic us. Host strain influenced the pattern of larval production. The results we re qualitatively the same for 2 S. ratti lines of North American and Japane se origin.