The effect of Zymomonas mobilis culture on experimental Schistosoma mansoni infection

C57Bl/10 male mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni were distributed into mixed, prophylactic and curative groups. A culture of Zymomonas mobilis was orally administered to mice. A 61% protection from the infection was observed in the curative group (p

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2004-11, Vol.37 (6), p.502-504
Main Authors: Santos, Juliana de Fátima Macedo, Vasconcelos, Joelma, de Souza, Joelma Rodrigues, Coutinho, Eridan de Medeiros, Montenegro, Silvia Maria Lucena, Azevedo-Ximenes, Eulália
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adjuvants, Immunologic - administration & dosage
Animals
Intestines - parasitology
Intestines - pathology
Liver - parasitology
Liver - pathology
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Probiotics - administration & dosage
Schistosoma mansoni - immunology
Schistosomiasis mansoni - immunology
Schistosomiasis mansoni - therapy
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Zymomonas - immunology
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Summary:C57Bl/10 male mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni were distributed into mixed, prophylactic and curative groups. A culture of Zymomonas mobilis was orally administered to mice. A 61% protection from the infection was observed in the curative group (p
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849
0037-8682
1678-9849
DOI:10.1590/s0037-86822004000600015