Determination of Giardia lamblia cyst infective dose for the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus).
The purpose of this study was to determine the 50% infective dose for Giardia lamblia (CDC:0284:1) cysts in Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus). The log10 50% infective dose results calculated by probit analysis and the Spearman-Karber method were 2.45 and 2.50, respectively.
Schaefer
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Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Johnson
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Hsu
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Rice
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D000818:Animals; D005849:Gerbillinae; D005872:Giardia / Q000254:growth & development / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D012044:Regression Analysis