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Cryopreservation of sheathed third-stage larvae of Ancylostoma caninum (hookworm of dogs) and Ancylostoma tubaeforme (hookworm of cats).

G A Titoy, F. S. Malan

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Sheathed infective third-stage larvae of Ancylostoma caninum and Ancylostoma tubaeforme were successfully cryopreserved in liquid nitrogen. The survival rates, as assessed by motility, were A. caninum 49.2% and A. tubaeforme 51,5% after 30 d of cryopreservation.

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Key concepts: Ancylostoma caninum, Ancylostoma, Biology, Ancylostomiasis, Veterinary medicine, Helminths, Ancylostoma duodenale, Hookworm infection