Collection of Parascaris spp.

JS J. A. Scare
PD P. Dini
JN J. K. Norris
AS A. E. Steuer
KS K. Scoggin
HG H. S. Gravatte
DH D. K. Howe
PS P. Slusarewicz
MN M. K. Nielsen
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Collection of live worm specimens at necropsy occurred as previously described (Scare et al., 2018). Brief details are provided in the Supplementary files. For Part 2 of this study (see Fig. 1), additional worm specimens for in situ controls were obtained by leaving numerous worms within a 30 cm section of the jejunum. Intestinal content was allowed to remain in the segment and both ends were tied shut with string. The segment was placed in a closed container and then into the water bath to maintain its temperature at 37 °C. The purpose of the in situ controls was to mimic the natural environment of the worms while minimizing disturbances. Therefore, this in situ control was used as a comparison for the in vitro non-drug-treated controls.

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