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| Title: | A Blastocystis species from the sea-snake, Lapemis hardwickii (Serpentes:Hydrophiidae) | Authors: | Teow, W.L. Zaman, V. Ng, G.C. Chan, Y.C. Yap, E.H. Howe, J. Gopalakrishnakone, P. SINGH, MALKEET |
Issue Date: | 1991 | Citation: | Teow, W.L., Zaman, V., Ng, G.C., Chan, Y.C., Yap, E.H., Howe, J., Gopalakrishnakone, P., SINGH, MALKEET (1991). A Blastocystis species from the sea-snake, Lapemis hardwickii (Serpentes:Hydrophiidae). International Journal for Parasitology 21 (6) : 723-726. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. | Abstract: | 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°C compared with 37°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 was found to be different. Based on the above differences, the sea-snake Blastocystis was designated as Blastocystis lapemi sp. nov. | Source Title: | International Journal for Parasitology | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/31437 | ISSN: | 00207519 |
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