Differential establishment and survival of Hymenolepis diminuta in syngeneic and outbred rat strains.
Experimental Hymenolepis diminuta infection was carried out in inbred strains of rats (F344/N, JAR-2, LOU/M, TM, DA and DA-bg/bg) and outbred Wistar rats. All strains became infected with this cestode, but clear strain-dependent variation in the susceptibility to H. diminuta infection was observed. Marked differences in worm persistence and worm weight were found at 6 weeks post-infection in TM and DA rats. These strains would be useful to clarify the interactions between H. diminuta and its rat host.
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Department of Parasitology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan.
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D000818:Animals; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006925:Hymenolepiasis / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology*; D006926:Hymenolepis / Q000254:growth & development*; D051381:Rats / Q000469:parasitology*; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains / Q000469:parasitology*