Patterns of infection with the nematodes Syphacia obvelata and Aspiculuris tetraptera in conventionally maintained laboratory mice

Patterns of infection with the nematodes Syphacia obvelata and Aspiculuris tetraptera in conventionally maintained laboratory mice

Data on the frequency, distribution and mean intensity of the helminth fauna recovered from outbred and inbred mice conventionally maintained in Brazilian animal houses, are reported. The oxyurid nematodes Syphacia obvelata and Aspiculuris tetraptera presented overall frequencies of 91.5% and 8.5%,...

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Main Authors: Telma Bazzano, Tamy Ingrid Restel, Roberto Magalhães Pinto, Delir Corrêa Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2002-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
nematodes
Syphacia obvelata
Aspiculuris tetraptera
laboratory mice
Mato Grosso do Sul
Brazil
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