PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF THE PROBIOTIC Saccharomyces boulardii IN Toxocara canis INFECTION IS NOT DUE TO DIRECT ACTION ON THE LARVAE

PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF THE PROBIOTIC Saccharomyces boulardii IN Toxocara canis INFECTION IS NOT DUE TO DIRECT ACTION ON THE LARVAE

SUMMARY In a previous study our group found that the probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii was capable of reducing the intensity of infection in mice with toxocariasis. In order to assess whether the mechanism involved would be a direct action of the probiotic on Toxocara canis larvae, this study was de...

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Main Authors: Luciana Farias da Costa de Avila, Paula de Lima Telmo, Lourdes Helena Rodrigues Martins, Thais Aimee Glaeser, Fabricio Rochedo Conceicao, Fabio Pereira Leivas Leite, Carlos James Scaini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-09-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Toxocariasis
Probiotics
Larvicidal action
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