Early development of four Diphyllobothrium species in the final host |
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Authors: | Y. Yamane G. Bylund K. Abe S. Fukumoto S. Yazaki |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Environmental Medicine, Shimane Medical University, Izumo 693, Japan;(2) Institute of Parasitology, Åbo Academy, Åbo 50, Finland;(3) Department of Medical Zoology, Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago 683, Japan |
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Abstract: | The early development of four Diphyllobothrium species, D. latum, D. dendriticum, D. ditremum, and D. vogeli, are described. D. latum sheds the entire larval body easily and shows a high shedding rate of 82.1% on average. On the other hand, D. dendriticum exhibits a different developmental pattern, with a low shedding rate of 8.7% in the hamster and a high shedding rate of 34.9% in the rat. D. ditremum is difficult to recover from hamsters but shows a high shedding rate of 42.9%. D. vogeli shows a constant recovery rate of 38.3% without shedding. The species specificity of these four diphyllobothriids is discussed briefly in relation to the early developmental pattern and the growth rate. |
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