title: Rodents as laboratory hosts for schistosomes.
abstract: The rodent species used at the South African Institute for Medical Research for the culture of mammalian species of schistosomes are listed. Emphasis is given to the advantages of wild South African species which have been adapted to laboratory conditions, and infection techniques are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory / Q000469:parasitology*; D051379:Mice / Q000469:parasitology*; D012377:Rodentia / Q000469:parasitology*; D012547:Schistosoma; D012548:Schistosoma haematobium; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni; D013019:South Africa