Table 2.
Morphometry of Angiostrongylus cantonensis adult worms in Rattus norvegicus: natural isolated and experimental infection.
| Isolates (Mean) (mm) |
Sex | N | TBL | W | EL | EBL | DPA | LS | MS | G | DVT | DAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural | M | 3 | 20.45 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.03 | 0.37 | 1.21 | 1.19 | 0.11 | - | - |
| F | 2 | 28.44 | 0.46 | 0.31 | 0.03 | 0.43 | - | - | - | 0.23 | 0.06 | |
| Experimental | M | 7 | 19.36 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.03 | 0.43 | 1.27 | 1.22 | 0.12 | - | - |
| F | 12 | 25.60 | 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.03 | 0.37 | - | - | - | 0.22 | 0.06 |
TBL, Total Body Length; W, Width of the body; EL, Esophagus Length; EBL, Esophagus Base Length; DPA, Distance from Excretory Pore to Anterior Region; LS, Larger spicules; MS, Minor spicules; G, Gubernaculum; DVT, Distance from Vagina to Tail; DAT, Distance from Anus to Tail.