Hemphill et al. [14] | Jura et al. [15] | Spiliotis et al. [16] | This study | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Initial parasite material | Small tissue blocks/ vesicles | Homogenized parasite tissue | Small vesicles | protoscoleces |
Adding feeder cells | Yesa | Yesb | Yesc | No |
PSC formation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Culture time | Stopped at day 100 | At least 2 months | Stopped at day 56 | More than 100 days |