Open AccessSearch for effective substances against parasitic protozoa: An attempt to develop a new screening model
Author(s) -
TejmarKolar Liana,
Zähner Hans
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1984.tb01237.x
Subject(s) - protozoa , parasite hosting , biology , parasitic infection , microbiology and biotechnology , host (biology) , immunology , ecology , computer science , world wide web
The effect of various substances on parasitic protozoa was tested on Eucoccidium dinophili , which is a specific parasite in archiannelidium Dinophilus gyrociliatus . Most of the tested substances were toxic for the host, and inactive against Eucoccidium . Seven of the tested substances caused a delay and two of them caused a complete inhibition of the infection.