title: The rat-like hamster, Tscherskia triton, as a host for the parthenogenetic liver fluke Fasciola sp.
abstract: Metacercariae of parthenogenetic Fasciola sp. triploid were inoculated into the rat-like hamster Tscherskia triton. Flukes at various stages of growth were found in the bile ducts of all 8 (50%) animals that survived from 42 to 90 days. The body length to width ratio ranged from 1.8 to 2.9, and flukes with the highest ratio were passed 68 days after inoculation. Our results indicate that T. triton is a suitable host for experimental infection when induced by a small number of metacercariae (less than 5) of Fasciola sp.
authors.affiliation: terasaki@st-mary.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kunio
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Terasaki
authors.forename: Yasutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Noda
authors.forename: Tadahi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itagaki
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shibahara
authors.forename: Kimiyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Mizue
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwamura
authors.forename: Ayaka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hino
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000469:parasitology*; D006224:Cricetinae / Q000469:parasitology*; D005210:Fasciola hepatica / Q000254:growth & development*; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010312:Parthenogenesis