Experimental infection of athymic nude New Zealand mice, nu nu strain with mycetoma agents.
Experiments with athymic nude mice "nu nu" strain showed grains of Madurella mycetomi as early as 9 days, and they were well developed by 21 days, after inoculation. Grains were similar to those of humans, in pigment production and tissue reaction.
D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008814:Mice, Inbred NZB; D008819:Mice, Nude; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology