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Heligmosomoides polygyrus (Nematoda): susceptible and resistant strains of mice are indistinguishable following natural infection.

Abstract：

:BALB/c mice were characterized as more resistant to infection with Heligmosomoides polygyrus (Nematoda) than C57BL/6 mice based on lower establishment and survival during a primary infection and stronger protection induced by an immunizing regime. It was hypothesized, therefore, that C57BL/6 mice would be more heavily infected than BALB/c mice when they lived together as a single population in a large indoor arena where transmission occurred through contact between the mice and damp peat trays where parasite eggs developed into larvae. Fifty female mice (including 5 infected mice) of each strain were placed in a 3.2 x 0.8 m arena. Net egg production and numbers of larvae acquired by sentinel mice of each strain were monitored every two weeks. The experiment was replicated twice. The results did not support the hypothesis. No difference was detected between strains of mice in the number of larvae acquired by sentinel mice during 24 h exposure periods, or in the numbers of worms present after 12 or 23 weeks. Net egg production was also comparable between strains. A hypothesis that the unexpected similarity of infection in the two strains was related to differences in rates of contact with the peat trays was not supported by preliminary data on mouse behaviour that revealed equal frequency of contact with peat trays between strains. A second hypothesis that continuous exposure to larvae led to similar infection levels in the two strains (in contrast to the controlled characterization experiments) was also unsupported. Mice were infected weekly with 10, 50 or 100 larvae for 5 or 10 weeks. Net egg production and numbers of worms were consistently higher in C57BL/6 than BALB/c mice. At this time it is not clear why infection in the two strains was virtually identical in the large arenas but clearly distinct in all controlled infection experiments.

journal_name

Parasitology

journal_title

Parasitology

authors

Scott ME

doi

10.1017/s0031182000059953

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1991-12-01 00:00:00

pages

429-38

eissn

0031-1820

issn

1469-8161

journal_volume

103 Pt 3

pub_type

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Heligmosomoides polygyrus (Nematoda): susceptible and resistant strains of mice are indistinguishable following natural infection.