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Trichostrongylus colubriformis infection of guinea-pigs: genetic basis for variation in susceptibility to infection among outbred animals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

T. L. W. Rothwell ,
L. F. Le Jambre ,
D. B. Adams  and
R. J. Love
T. L. W. Rothwell
Affiliation:
C.S.I.R.O. Division of Animal Health, McMaster Laboratory, Glebe, N.S. W. 2037, Australia
L. F. Le Jambre
Affiliation:
C.S.I.R.O. Division of Animal Health, Pastoral Research Laboratory, Armidale, N.S. W. 2350, Australia
D. B. Adams
Affiliation:
C.S.I.R.O. Division of Animal Health, McMaster Laboratory, Glebe, N.S. W. 2037, Australia
R. J. Love
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, University of Sydney, N.S. W. 2006, Australia
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Summary

Two lines of guinea-pigs, whose susceptibilities to infection with the parasitic nematode Trichostrongylus colubriformis differ significantly, have been established. This difference is probably based on genetically determined differences between the ability of members of each line to bring about immune expulsion. of the parasite.

Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 76 , Issue 2 , April 1978 , pp. 201 - 209
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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