Optimization of Conditions for In Vitro Culture of the Microphallid Digenean Gynaecotyla adunca

In vitro cultivation of digeneans would aid the development of effective treatments and studies of the biology of the parasites. The goal of this study was to optimize culture conditions for the trematode, Gynaecotyla adunca. Metacercariae of the parasite from fiddler crabs, Uca pugnax, excysted in...

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Main Authors: Jenna West, Alexandra Mitchell, Oscar J. Pung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Parasitology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/382153