The parasitic ecology of the rodent mite Myobia musculi. II. Genetic factors
Friedman, S.; Weisbroth, S.H.
Laboratory Animal Science 25(4): 440-445
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-6764 PMID: 1152418 Document Number: 94640
Mice of 4 strains were infested with equal numbers of Myobia musculi (Schr.). A single skin field (7mm in diameter) in the dorsal midline slightly posterior to the eyes was used for microscopic observation of mite populations at 10-day intervals. Between-strain comparisons differed significantly in the numbers of Myobia maintained in all cases except one. Factors bearing on heritable differences in susceptibility are discussed.