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A Cold Storage Technic for Studying Excystation of Eimeria tenella *
Author(s) -
LOTZE JOHN C.,
LEEK ROBERT G.
Publication year - 1967
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.1550-7408.1967.tb01989.x
Subject(s) - coccidia , eimeria , biology , cold storage , in vitro , microbiology and biotechnology , parasite hosting , biochemistry , horticulture , world wide web , computer science
SYNOPSIS. Activities of sheep coccidia in stages of in vitro excystation, and of Eimeria tenella removed in stages of excystation from the chicken were arrested by lowering the temperature of the parasites; in a cooled condition, the parasites remained apparently unchanged for at least 1‐2 days. When transferred later to the warming stage of the microscope, they quickly resumed excystation. A cold storage technic for E. tenella was developed. The technic might also help in studying other gastrointestinal parasites and might also provide material for classroom work.