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A Hyper‐Parasite of Iodamoeba buetschlii from the Rhesus Monkey, Macaca mulatta , and the Domestic Pig
Author(s) -
RAY H. N.,
BANIK D. C.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1965.tb01814.x
Subject(s) - biology , cytoplasm , parasite hosting , anatomy , zoology , microbiology and biotechnology , computer science , world wide web
SYNOPSIS. So called “inclusion” bodies in the cytoplasm of Iodamorba biretschlii cysts from rhesus monkeys ( Mocaca mulatta ) and domestic pips appeared to be hyper‐parasites of unknown taxonomic position (posubly a protozoon or a fungus), They had a dot‐like Feulgen‐positive nucleus, cytoplasmic alkaline phosphatase, periodic acid Schiff ‐positive material, and proteins reacting to the bromophenol blue test. Their nuclei appeared to divide by budding and ultimately to produce six to eight minute, round or oval spore‐like bodies. The Iodamoeba cysts mntaining these bodies had highly vacuolated cytoplasm, suggesting that the hyper‐parasites had a degenerating effect on their host.