Abstract

Entamoeba histolytica strain 200:NIH cultured axenically for about 15 years produced lesions and abscesses in inbred adult hamsters following intrahepatic, intraperitoneal, and intradermal inoculation. These amebae, even in much higher doses, inoculated into the ceca of adult and young hamsters failed to produce lesions or to become established there. On the other hand, 200:NIH axenic amebae passaged through hamster liver (substrain 200:NIH-L) were able to become established and to produce lesions in the ceca of very young hamsters (1- and 3-week-old), the degree of pathogenicity appearing to be inversely proportional to age of the hamster.

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