Fig. 2From: In vitro culture of Echinococcus multilocularis producing protoscoleces and mouse infection with the cultured vesiclesProtoscoleces cultured in vitro at day 100 (a) and toluidine blue staining of the vesicles (b, magnification: 100×; c, magnification: 400×). Vesicles obtained from in vitro culture showing a developed brood capsule containing mature and developing protoscoleces. Abbreviations: BC, brood capsule; Pre-BC, pre-brood capsule; PSC, protoscolecesBack to article page