Fig 2.

Adult worm ATP levels were dependent on host selenium (Se) status. Mice fed a Se-adequate or Se-deficient diet were primed and reinoculated with 200 H. bakeri infective larvae. (A) At 12 days postinfection, mice were killed, and adult female worms were isolated and their ATP levels determined. *, results for ATP content of worms from Se-deficient group were significantly different from results in Se-adequate group; P < 0.001. Results are means ± SD (n = 5). (B) At 12 days postinfection, the number of eggs excreted per gram of feces was determined. Results are expressed as means ± SD. *, number of eggs excreted per gram of feces was significantly higher in Se-deficient mice; P < 0.001 (n = 5). Dashed line indicates limit of detection.