Effects of temperature on survival, infectivity and in vitro encystment of the cercariae of Echinostoma caproni

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 235-238

  Fried, B ^a   Ponder, E L ^a  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOSTOMA; ECHINOSTOMA CAPRONI; ECHINOSTOMIASIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE SURVIVAL; SNAIL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

AGING; ANIMALS; ECHINOSTOMA; ECHINOSTOMIASIS; FRESH WATER; SNAILS; SURVIVAL RATE; TEMPERATURE;

ECHINOSTOMA; ECHINOSTOMA CAPRONI; GASTROPODA; HELISOMA; HELISOMA TRIVOLVIS; TREMATODA;

EID: 0042575609     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/JOH2003178     Document Type: Article

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