title: Transmission of Spironucleus and Giardia spp. and some nonpathogenic intestinal protozoa from infested hamsters to mice.
abstract: Intestinal protoza belonging to the genera Spironucleus (Hexamita), Giardia, Trichomonas and Entamoeba, carried by conventional hamsters, were successfully transmitted to and established in protozoa-free sucking or newly-weaned specified-pathogen-free inbred mice by exposure of the mice to hamster intestinal contents.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D004749:Entamoebiasis / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D056890:Eukaryota; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000635:transmission; D011529:Protozoan Infections, Animal; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D014245:Trichomonas Infections / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary