Relationship Between The Pathogenicity Of Schistosoma Mansoni In Mice And The Susceptibility Of The Vector Mollusk. Iv - Infectiousness Of The Miracídia [relação Entre Patogenicidade Do Schistosoma Mansoni Em Camundongos E Susceptibilidade Do Molusco Vetor. Iv - Infecciosidade Dos Miracidios]

The infection ability of miracidia of BH and SJ strains of S. mansoni, obtained from mice infected with cercariae taken from Biomphalaria glabrata and Biomphalaria tenagophila, genetically selected for susceptibility is compared with the infection ability of miracidia obtained from mice infected with larvae from non-selected mollusks. Progeny of S. mansoni resulting from successive infections of selected mollusk sproduced various generations of selected miracidia, Selecion of B. glabrata and B. tengophila was carried out by autofertilization of mollusks susceptible to the BH and SJ strains of S. mansoni. Five generations of mollusks (from parental down to F4), were used in the experiment. Tests for the infectiousness of the miracidia used 10 larvae; susceptibility was checked starting on day 30 after infection, for 90 days, through observation for the presence of cercariae. 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