Table 3 The morphometric characteristics of the G1 genotype derived from dogs in the present study and other studies compared to protoscolices derived from intermediate hosts
Characteristics of hooks in G1 strain | ADULT (Definitive host) | PROTOSCOLECES (Intermediate hosts) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Present study (Dog) | Kumaratilake et al. (1984) [55] Sheep\dog origin | Hussain et al. (2005) [54] Sheep\dog origin | Rajabloo et al. (2012) [48] Goat | Thompson et al. (1984) ref no, [74] Sheep | Gholami et al. (2011) [65] Sheep | |||
Eastern Australia | Western Australia | Tasmania | ||||||
Large hook | Â | Â | ||||||
Total length (LTL) μm | 31.00 ± 3.21 | 30.5 ± 1.8 | 32.6 ± 1.6 | 34.9 ± 1.8 | 29.2 ± 1.9 | 22.93 ± 1.68 | 25.01 ± 1.1 | 26.0 ± 1.5 |
Blade length (LBL) μm | 13.04 ± 0.75 | 12.6 ± 0.9 | 12.5 ± 0.9 | 13.8 ± 1.1 | --------- | 11.25 ± 1.35 | 12.4 ± 1.2 | 13.4 ± 1.2 |
LBL/LTL % | 42.04 ± 4.79 | 37.4 ± 3.8 | 37.1 ± 4.2 | 39.9 ± 2.2 | --------- | 49.05 ± 4.45 | 49.4 ± 4.5 | 51.5 ± 3.4 |
Small hook | Â | Â | ||||||
Total length (STL) μm | 22.28 ± 1.31 | 24.3 ± 2.3 | 23.1 ± 2.2 | 30.8 ± 3.1 | 20.1 ± 2.5 | 18.7 ± 1.7 | 21.4 ± 1.5 | 22.4 ± 1.8 |
Blade length (SBL) μm | 7.48 ± 0.50 | 9.1 ± 1.0 | 8.7 ± 1.2 | 10.4 ± 1.7 | --------- | 8.2 ± 1.23 | 8.5 ± 09 | 9.4 ± 1.5 |
SBL/STL % | 33.8 ± 1.98 | 37.0 ± 3.6 | 37.9 ± 4.1 | 33.3 ± 3.5 | --------- | 44.2 ± 6.86 | 40.6 ± 3.5 | 41.8 ± 3.8 |