First Author | Byrd LG | Year | 1994 |
Journal | Infect Immun | Volume | 62 |
Issue | 8 | Pages | 3583-5 |
PubMed ID | 8039934 | Mgi Jnum | J:19829 |
Mgi Id | MGI:67955 | Doi | 10.1128/iai.62.8.3583-3585.1994 |
Citation | Byrd LG, et al. (1994) Giardia lamblia infections in adult mice. Infect Immun 62(8):3583-5 |
abstractText | An adult mouse-Giardia lamblia model was developed and used to study host-parasite interactions, including antigenic variation. The H7/1 clone of isolate GS infected mice consistently and produced infections in 14 mouse strains tested. Infection patterns were mouse strain and Giardia isolate dependent. Antigenic variation occurred in immunocompetent mice but not in mice with severe combined immunodeficiency. |