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A PLENTIFUL supply of earthworms known to be free from any infection by acephaline gregarines is required for the examination of the mode of transmission of these parasites. Vigorous cultures of Eisenia foetida (Sav.) free from any gregarine infection were successfully established by means of the following technique.
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MILES, H. Cultivation of Eisenia foetida (Sav.) Free from Infection with Acephaline Gregarines. Nature 195, 921–922 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/195921b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/195921b0
