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Baylisascaris potosis larvae in mice of different strains and infectivity of tissue larvae


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Number of larvae recovered from mice necropsied at 13 weeks post inoculation with1,000 Baylisascaris potosis eggs.

MouseMean number of larvae recovered (±SD)
StrainnCarcassViscera*BrainEyesTotal
BALB/C (inbred)8171.8 (±119.5)18.6a (±15.3)0.3 (±0.5)0190.6 (±127.6)
C57BL/6 (inbred)8111.6 (±58.3)4.8 (±2.7)00116.4 (±56.7)
AKR (inbred)887.8 (±57.8)8.3 (±4.6)0.3 (±0.5)0.1 (±0.4)96.4 (±57.1)
B10.BR (congenic)875.4 (±23.9)2.6b (±2.8)0.4 (±0.5)078.4 (±25.4)
ICR (outbred)8123.1 (±53.3)15.4a (±11.5)00.4 (±0.5)138.9 (±60.7)
Mean113.99.90.20.1124.1
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English
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Life Sciences, Zoology, Ecology, other, Medicine, Clinical Medicine, Microbiology, Virology and Infection Epidemiology