The Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) as a laboratory host for the cystic stage of Echinococcus granulosus of British horse origin
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Thompson, R.C.A. (1976) The Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) as a laboratory host for the cystic stage of Echinococcus granulosus of British horse origin. International Journal for Parasitology, 6 (6). pp. 505-511.
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Abstract
The Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) has been found to be susceptible to secondary equine hydatidosis and fertile cysts can be routinely produced with the subsequent serial passage through further generations. Mice, rats, rabbits, guinea-pigs, hamsters, cotton rats and voles proved to be refractory to infection. Since some of these hosts have been infected experimentally with horse material in other countries, by other workers, these results suggest that strain differences may exist between Echinococcus granulosus from the same host species subjected to geographical separation.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Murdoch Affiliation: | School of Veterinary Studies |
| Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
| Copyright: | © 1976 Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
| URI: | http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/10861 |
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