Axenic development of cysticercoids of Hymenolepis nana.
Cysticercoids of the tapeworm Hymenolepis nana were grown axenically in vitro, from oncospheres hatched in vitro to fully developed organisms infective to mice. A gas phase of 95 N2--5 CO2 was essential for normal development.
D000818:Animals; D003470:Culture Media; D003545:Cysteine; D006925:Hymenolepiasis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology
D003470:Culture Media; D003545:Cysteine