Schistosome Materials for Vaccine Development.

Abstract

Temperature and food being controlled at optimal levels, the presence of rotifers in the snail colonies was the most important factor in parasite maintenance. Rotifer infestation of schistosome-infected snails was highly inimical to parasite development. With rotifer control, large numbers of schistosomes and products of host-shistosome interaction were produced on a weekly schedule. Limits of variability in production of parasites were set for the laboratory conditions. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 24, 1979
Accession Number
ADA074565

Entities

People

  • F. A. Lewis
  • M. A. Stirewalt

Organizations

  • Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Coinfection
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Helminthiasis
  • Immunization
  • Infection
  • Invertebrates
  • Life Cycles
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Parasites
  • Parasitic Diseases
  • Production
  • Schistosoma
  • Schistosoma Mansoni
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Worms

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Marine Ecological Systems Migration
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology