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*Some Observations on the Transmission of Bacteria by Infective Larvae of Nippostrongylus brasiliensis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

H. M. Gharib
Affiliation:
From the Department of Parasitology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Extract

It is well known that the first two larval stages in the life cycle of nematodes belonging to the superfamily Strongloidea, have a freeliving existence. During this time, the larva which hatches from the egg feeds actively, undergoes two moults and grows considerably before reaching the infective stage, when it is ready to invade a definitive host. Under natural conditions this external development takes place in the faeces, which have been deposited by the infected host on ground likely to be contaminated with various bacteria.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1955

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