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Studies on Spirometra theileri (Baer, 1925) n. comb. 1. Identification and biology in the laboratory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

E. K. Opuni  and
R. L. Muller
E. K. Opuni
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Helminthology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT
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Abstract

The tapeworm Spirometra theileri (Baer, 1925) n. comb., obtained as pleroccrcoids from a wart hog in Tanzania, has been maintained in the laboratory; adults in dogs, and larval stages in Cyclops and then rodents. The species differs physiologically and biologically from those described from other parts of the world in the cyclical production of eggs in dogs, inability of the procercoids to infect amphibia or reptiles, and the lack of any parasite-induced weight gain in mice, rats or hamsters.

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Research Article
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 48 , Issue 1 , March 1974 , pp. 15 - 23
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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