EFFECT OF Bifidobacterium animalis ON MICE INFECTED WITH Strongyloides venezuelensis

EFFECT OF Bifidobacterium animalis ON MICE INFECTED WITH Strongyloides venezuelensis

The administration of viable Bifidobacterium animaliswas tested to induce resistance against Strongyloides venezuelensis infection in mice. Effects on parasite burden, worm length, egg output, and intestinal mucosal histology were evaluated. The oral administration of B. animalis, strain 04450B, sta...

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Main Authors: Teresa Cristina Goulart Oliveira-Sequeira, Érica Boarato David, Cláudia Ribeiro, Semíramis Guimarães, Ana Paula Batista Masseno, Satie Katagiri, Julio Lopes Sequeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-04-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Strongyloides venezuelensis
Bifidobacterium animalis
Probiotics
Mice
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