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Morphogenesis and distribution of Trichostrongylus retortaeformis in the intestine of the rabbit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2024

F. Audebert ,
J. Cassone ,
H. Hoste  and
M.C. Durette-Desset
F. Audebert
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Biologie parasitaire, Protistologie et Helminthologie, Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, associé au CNRS, 61, rue de Buffon, 75231, Paris cedex 05, France
J. Cassone
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Biologie parasitaire, Protistologie et Helminthologie, Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, associé au CNRS, 61, rue de Buffon, 75231, Paris cedex 05, France
H. Hoste
Affiliation:
INRA, Station de Pathologie Aviaire et de Parasitologie, 37380, Nouzilly, France
M.C. Durette-Desset*
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Biologie parasitaire, Protistologie et Helminthologie, Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, associé au CNRS, 61, rue de Buffon, 75231, Paris cedex 05, France
*
*Author for correspondence.Fax: 33 1 46 07 70 28 E-mail: mcdd@cimrs1.mnhn.fr
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Abstract

The morphogenesis and the distribution along the digestive tract of Trichostrongylus retortaeformis(Zeder, 1800) (Nematoda) were studied in detail in one of its natural hosts, Oryctolagus cuniculus. Worm-free rabbits were each infected with T. retortaeformis larvae and were killed at 12 h post-infection (HPI) and on each day from 1 to 15 days post-infection (DPI). The distribution of worm populations along the small intestine was assessed. At the different dates of infection, more than 80% of the population was recovered from the first third of the intestine with more than 50% occuring in the first 30 cm. For each date, morphological descriptions of the different stages of the life cycle were also provided. In addition, adult worms collected from naturally infected rabbits from France were redescribed.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 74 , Issue 2 , June 2000 , pp. 95 - 107
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2000

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