A BLASTOCYSTIS SPECIES FROM THE SEA-SNAKE, LAPEMIS-HARDWICKII (SERPENTES, HYDROPHIIDAE)

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作者
TEOW, WL [1 ]
ZAMAN, V [1 ]
NG, GC [1 ]
CHAN, YC [1 ]
YAP, EH [1 ]
HOWE, J [1 ]
GOPALAKRISHNAKONE, P [1 ]
SINGH, M [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL UNIV SINGAPORE,FAC MED,DEPT ANAT,SINGAPORE 0511,SINGAPORE
关键词
BLASTOCYSTIS; INVITRO CULTURE; AXENIZATION; CLAMPED HOMOGENEOUS ELECTRIC FIELD; CHROMOSOMES;
D O I
10.1016/0020-7519(91)90086-M
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
Observations were made on Blastocystis isolated from the sea-snake, Lapemis hardwickii. Exponential growth of the organism was observed between 2 and 4 days of culture. Vacuolated, amoeboid and granular forms were observed in cultures, similar to B. hominis. The optimal growth temperature for the sea-snake Blastocystis was 24-degrees-C compared with 37-degrees-C for B. hominis. The karyotypic patterns of B. hominis and the sea-snake Blastocystis were studied in the clamped homogeneous electric field (CHEF) technique and found to be different. Based on the above differences, the sea-snake Blastocystis was designated as Blastocystis lapemi sp. nov.
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