Article
Tritrichomonas foetus: comparison of isolate virulence in an estrogenized mouse model.
Experimental parasitology - 1 Sept 1995
Hook R R, St Claire M C, Riley L K, Franklin C L, Besch-Williford C L
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies indicated that Tritrichomonas foetus isolate ATCC 30003 was capable of maintaining only short-term genital infection in estrogenized BALB/c mice. In the present study, the ability of eight T. foetus isolates to establish and maintain infections in intravaginally inoculated estrogenized BALB/c mice was examined. All isolates were found to be equally capable of establishing genital infections but...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Division
- Disease Models, Animal
- Estradiol
- Estrus
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genital Diseases, Female
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Protozoan Infections, Animal