A mystery exists, because the original sample still sustains "twin" oocysts, and bradyzoites have settled into nests without over contaminating rest of solution.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Understanding the behaviour of my parasite
One of the interesting characteristics of my coccidian parasite are the mother cells. They "bud" which I find unusual. These are seen here to the right. The twin oocysts [not seen here] are opaque and contain spores only [gamatocytes?]
All attempts to transfer the original oocysts to fresh medium have failed. I have used many different mediums, and have settled on purified beef liver extract with 30% bleach, and 20% lysol disinfectant. This medium could not sustain the oocysts for long. However, the bradyzoites [for lack of term] multiplied to fill the supernatant significantly. Bacteria have been controlled by addition of above mentioned chemicals.
A mystery exists, because the original sample still sustains "twin" oocysts, and bradyzoites have settled into nests without over contaminating rest of solution.
A mystery exists, because the original sample still sustains "twin" oocysts, and bradyzoites have settled into nests without over contaminating rest of solution.
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