Abstract
The complete life cycle of Echinostoma hertense has been maintained in the laboratory, using Lymnaea persia snails and Rana nigromaculata tadpoles as the first and second intermediate hosts. ICR mice was used as the definitive host. Within the egg of 5. hotense, the miracidium was fully matured in 13 days of incubation at $29~30^{\circ}C$. The miracidium was $93.8{\times}53.6{\;}{\mu\textrm{m}}$ in average size, covered with numerous cilia of $7~11{\;}{\mu\textrm{m}}$ length. The epidermal plates were arranged in 6-8-4-2 formula. The first generation rediae ($1.19{\times}0.27{\;}mm$ in average size) were observed in 14 days after miracidial challenge to the snails, and the second generation rediae ($1.40{\times}0.26{\;}mm$ in average size) in 30 days. The average sixte of the cercaria was $295.5{\times}145.0{\;}{\mu\textrm{m}}$. Their head crown was poorly developed, and collar spines were not yet observed. After a cercarial challenge to the tadpoles, all of the tadpoles became infected and the average worm recovery rate was 88.5%. The majority of the metacercariae (75.5%) were recovered from the muscle of the tadpole's posterior body and the rest (24.3%) from their gills. The metacercariae from the tadpoles were elliptical, and $167.7{\times}129.9{\;}{\mu\textrm{m}}$ in average size. The recovery rate of adults from the mice was difFerent by the age of the metacercariae grown in the tadpoles. The metacercariae younger than 5 hrs could not infect mice whereas those older than 6 hrs could infect mice. The recovery rate became higher as the metacercaria matured, with the peak recovery rate of 90.0 % at the metacercarial age of 9 days. Thereafter the recovery rate decreased to 55.0% at the age of 50 days. As shown by the above results, the whole life cycle of E. hcrtense has been completed in the laboratory. At least 55~58 days were required to maintain one egg-to-egg cycle of E. hortense.
실험실 내에서 호르텐스극구흡충(Echinostoma hortense)의 생활사를 유지하면서 여러 가지 생물학적 현상을 관찰하였다. 충란은 $29~30^{\circ}C$ 항온기에서 배양 약 13일에 miracidium으로 발육하였고, miracidium은 평균 $93.8{\times}53.6{\;}{\mu\textrm{m}}$의 크기였으며 체표에 $7~11{\;}{\mu\textrm{m}}$ 길이의 섬모가 덮혀 있었다. Miracidium을 패류 Lymnaea pervia에 접촉 감염시켰던 바, 접촉 후 14일에 평균 $1.19{\times}0.27{\;}mm$ 크기의 제 1기 redid로, 30일에는 평균 $1.40{\times}0.26{\;}mm$ 크기의 성숙한 제 2기 redid로 발육하였다. Cercaria는 평균 $295.5{times}145.0{\;}{\mu\textrm{m}}$의 크기였으며, 두관의 발육이 미약하였고 두극이 관찰되지 않았다. 올챙이에 이 cercaria를 접촉시킨 결과, 모든 올챙이가 감염되었으며 피낭유충 회수율도 평균 88.5%로 높았다. 올챙이로부터 회수한 피낭유충은 타원형이었으며 평균 $167.7{\times}129.9{\;}{\mu\textrm{m}}$의 크기였다. Cercaria감염 후 올챙이 체내에 약 12시간 동안 머문 피낭유충은 마우스에 대한 감염력이 5.0%였으나 점차 증가하여 9일간 머문 것은 90.0%로 최대치를 보였고 이후 감소하여 50일 머문 것은 55.0%의 감염력을 보였다. 피낭유충이 마우스 체내에서 성충이 되기까지는 약 11~12일이 소요되었다. 이상과 같이 실험실 내에서 E. hortense의 전 생활사를 완료시키는 데에 최소한 55~58 일이 소요되었다.