Factors controlling the differentiation of the hydatid organism, Echinococcus granulosus, into cystic or strobilar stages in vitro.

TL;DR: The investigation reported in this paper is an extension of previous work on the fine structure of adult taeniid tapeworms (Morseth, 1965, 1966) and especially that of E. granulosus.

TL;DR: An urgent need is pointed to for the development of functional genomic techniques in this parasite, which will be imperative for hypothesis-driven analyses into Echinococcus stem cell biology, developmental mechanisms and immunomodulatory activities, which are all highly relevant for theDevelopment of anti-infective measures.

TL;DR: The in vitro cultivation model presented here provides an ideal first-round test system for screening of antiparasite drugs and Transmission electron microscopic investigation of parasite tissues and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of vesicle fluids demonstrated that albendazole sulfoxide and albendsole sulfone had similar effects with respect to parasite ultrastructure and changes in metabolites in vesicles fluids.

TL;DR: This research served to illustrate the uniqueness of the parasite in terms of developmental biology and ecology, and the value of Echinococcus as a model system in a broad range of research, from fundamental biology to theoretical control systems.

TL;DR: Histological examination revealed that spermatogenesis, oogenesis, vitellogenesis and shell formation had apparently taken place in a normal manner, and it was concluded that fertilization had not taken place.

TL;DR: In this paper, the plerocercoid of the pseudophyllidean cestode Diphyllobothrium sp. and the metacercaria of the strigeid trematode Diplostomum phoxini follow a similar pattern, which may be divided into the following phases: (1) cell multiplication; (2) segmentation or body shaping; (3) organogeny; (4) early gametogeny, (5) late gametogenesis; (6) egg-shell formation and vitellogenesis