title: Evaluation of coinfection with pinworms (Aspiculuris tetraptera, Dentostomella translucida, and Syphacia obvelata) in gerbils and mice.
abstract: Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) naturally infected with the nematode Dentostomella translucida and mice (Mus musculus) that were either pinworm-free or harboring either or both Aspiculuris tetraptera and Syphacia abvelata were crossinfected experimentally with these nematode species. Gerbils were susceptible to infections by S. obvelata and A. tetraptera from mice, whereas mice were resistant to infection by D. translucida from gerbils. The data presented are the first regarding coinfections with these three pinworms in gerbils.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Helmintos Parasitos de Vertebrados, Departamento de Helmintologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Av. Brasil 4365, 21045-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Roberto Magalhães
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Delir Corrêa
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Dely
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Noronha
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D005849:Gerbillinae; D051379:Mice; D010123:Oxyuriasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D010124:Oxyuroidea / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission; D013045:Species Specificity