DKI

Inbr: F61. Albino. Genet: a, c. Strain developed from dd outbred stock of Central Laboratory of Experimental Animals. Inbreeding started by B. Kitasato in 1953.

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Characteristics

Susceptible to Salmonella enteritidis. A congenic strain in which the gene for resistance found in C3H/He has been backcrossed to DKI has beendeveloped (Kishimoto, 1972).

DKI-R

Inbr (Jko) N11F36. Origin: Cross of DKI/Jko x C3H/He, followed by backcrossing to DKI with selection for a gene for relative resistance to Salmonella enteritidis. Maint. by Jko

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Kishimoto Y. (1972) Breeding of coisogenic mice for studying natural resistance to infection. Exp. Animals (Japan) 21, 47-55.

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INBRED STRAINS OF MICE
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester, UK