Sloboda Michal author Kamler Martin author Bulantová Jana author Votýpka Jan author Modrý David author text journal article 2008 Two experimental trials were performed to elucidate the role of rodents in the life cycle of Hepatozoon species using snakes as intermediate hosts. In one trial, two ball pythons, Python regius Shaw, 1802 were force fed livers of laboratory mice previously inoculated with sporocysts of Hepatozoon ayorgbor Sloboda, Kamler, Bulantová, Votýpka et Modrý, 2007. Transmission was successful in these experimentally infected snakes as evidenced by the appearance of intraerythrocytic gamonts, which persisted until the end of trial, 12 months after inoculation. Developmental stages of haemogregarines were not observed in histological sections from mice. In another experimental trial, a presence of haemogregarine DNA in mice inoculated with H. ayorgbor was demonstrated by PCR in the liver, lungs and spleen. haemogregarines Adeleina Hepatozoon transmission ICR mice life cycle 10.14411/fp.2008.003 https://folia.paru.cas.cz/artkey/fol-200801-0003.php https://folia.paru.cas.cz/artkey/fol-200801-0003.php continuing 55 1 13 16 2008 00155683 periodical academic journal