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THE EFFECT OF INCUBATION TEMPERATURE ON TOXOPLASMA DYE TEST TITRES
Author(s) -
Moyle GG
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
australian journal of experimental biology and medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.999
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1440-1711
pISSN - 0004-945X
DOI - 10.1038/icb.1967.57
Subject(s) - incubation , incubation period , toxoplasmosis , chemistry , biology , virology , biochemistry
Summary The Sabin Feldman dye test for toxoplasmosis will only function efficiently at incubation temperatures of between 35° and 39°. Any variation outside this range will produce a marked drop in dye test titres. A possible implication of this phenomenon is discussed.