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- Oocysts of Cryptosporidium muris were isolated from infected mice and then orally given to various animals, including rats, gerbils, guinea pigs, dogs, and rabbits.
- Weaned rats showed evidence of infection with detectable oocyst shedding 10-17 days post-inoculation, but no clinical symptoms were observed in mice and rats.
- Other animals like rabbits, guinea pigs, gerbils, and dogs rarely developed infections and are not considered true hosts for C. muris.
Article Abstract
Oocysts of Cryptosporidium muris, directly isolated from the stomach of experimentally infected laboratory mice were orally inoculated into rats, gerbils, guinea pigs, dogs, and rabbits. Weaned rats developed patent C. muris infection as evidenced by the endogenous stages in gastric glands and oocyst shedding 10-17 days later. No signs of clinical illness or macroscopic findings were detected in mice and rats. Laboratory raised suckling rabbits, guinea pigs, gerbils and dogs fed C. muris rarely developed patent infections and they were considered not a true host for C. muris.
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