Comparative study of three xenic media culture for cultivation of Balantidium coli strains

Abstract The aim of the present study was to evaluate the growth rate of Balantidium coli in three xenic media cultures. Between 2013 and 2015, 10 B. coli isolates obtained from feces of Cynomolgus macaques, and 30 isolates from feces of pigs were studied. An inoculum of 500 trophozoites was transfe...

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Main Authors: Alynne da Silva Barbosa, Matheus Lessa Cardozo, Laís Verdan Dib, Ana Beatriz Monteiro Fonseca, Claudia Maria Antunes Uchôa, Otilio Machado Pereira Bastos, Maria Regina Reis Amendoeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2018-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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LES
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612018005001105&lng=en&tlng=en