Abstract
A protocol for the routine laboratory maintenance of the life-cycle of Diphyllobothrium dendriticum, using herring gulls (Larus argentatus), Cyclops abyssorum and rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss ( = Salmo gairdneri) as the definitive, first and second intermediate hosts respectively, is described.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bird Diseases / parasitology
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Birds / parasitology*
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Cricetinae
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Crustacea / parasitology*
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Diphyllobothriasis / parasitology*
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Diphyllobothrium / growth & development*
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Fish Diseases / parasitology
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Mesocricetus
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Trout / parasitology*