title: Strain-dependent differences in susceptibility of mice to experimental Angiostrongylus costaricensis infection.
abstract: Experimental Angiostrongylus costaricensis infection was carried out in inbred strains of mice (C57BL/6 BALB/c, DBA/2 and C3H/He). All strains became infected with this parasite. Marked differences in mortality and in worm burden were found among inbred strains of mice tested. A significant reduction was shown in worm length from mice compared to that from cotton rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sano
mesh_terms: D000801:Angiostrongylus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D003411:Arvicolinae; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C / Q000469:parasitology; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H / Q000469:parasitology; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL / Q000469:parasitology; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA / Q000469:parasitology; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains / Q000469:parasitology*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology; D013047:Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms