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. 1974 Feb;9(2):475–476. doi: 10.1128/iai.9.2.475-476.1974

Association of Microorganisms with the Epithelium in the Alimentary Tract of Aspicularis tetraptera

Gerald W Tannock 1, Dwayne C Savage 1
PMCID: PMC414828  PMID: 4816469

Abstract

Parasitic nematode worms (Aspicularis tetraptera) were observed microscopically in histological sections of the colons of C57BL/6StCrl female mice. These nematodes have gram-positive bacteria intimately associated with the mucosal epithelium in their alimentary tract.

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