De Rycke P H, Pennoit-De Cooman E
Z Parasitenkd. 1978 Nov 27;57(3):251-4. doi: 10.1007/BF00928040.
Daughter cysts 0.2-3.0 mm in diameter from secondary Echinococcus granulosus cysts, collected from mice one year after experimental infection, were transferred to fresh mice. The metacestodes developed into larger cysts showing fertility and daughter cyst formation at autopsy 9-14 months post infection. The average total growth of all cysts per mouse expressed in log weight (mg) amounted to 0.25 +/- 0.03 per month. Thus, for the maintenance of the parasite in mice, daughter cysts can be used as successfully as protoscolices and small 'latent' cysts.
将实验感染一年后从小鼠体内收集的直径为0.2 - 3.0毫米的细粒棘球绦虫继发性囊肿的子囊，移植到新的小鼠体内。感染后9 - 14个月尸检时，这些中绦期幼虫发育成更大的囊肿，显示出有繁殖力且形成了子囊。每只小鼠所有囊肿以对数重量（毫克）表示的平均总生长量为每月0.25±0.03。因此，为了在小鼠体内维持寄生虫，子囊与原头节和小的“潜伏”囊肿一样可以成功使用。
