Studies on the Helminth Fauna of Alaska. XXXI. Observations on the Propagation of the Larval Echinococcus multilocularis Leuckart, 1863, In Vitro

Authors

Robert L. Rausch, Arctic Health Research CenterFollow
Virginia Jentoft, Arctic Health Research Center

Date of this Version

2-1957

Comments

Published in the Journal of Parasitology (February 1957) 43(1): 1-8.

Abstract

Larval reproduction in Echinococcus multilocularis Leuckart, 1863, takes place through the proliferation of exogenous secondary vesicles (Rausch, 1954). In some species of host this process appears to be continual, extending over a long period of time with little tendency for self-limitation. Consequently, the growth characteristics of this larval cestode are such that it would seem well suited to culture in vitro.