title: [Application of in vitro cultivation technique for metacestodes in study of Echinococcus spp].
abstract: With the development of the in vitro cultivation of Echinococcus metacestodes, the technique is widely applied in research areas such as the pathogenic biological characteristics and the mechanism of infection and pathopoiesis of echinococcus, and development of novel therapeutic agents against echinococcosis. These will help futher understand the disease and its control. This paper reviews the application of the in vitro cultivation technique of Echinococcus spp.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Zoonoses of Agriculture Ministry/Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS, Lanzhou 730046, China.
authors.forename: Xing-wei
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: Wan-zhong
authors.initials: WZ
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Yong-hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Zhe
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D046508:Culture Techniques; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification*