| Coccidian-like nature of Toxoplasma gondii. | |
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PMID: 5413951 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Specific pathogen-free domestic cats were fed with tissue cysts containing Toxoplasma gondii. In two infected cats large numbers of oocysts were produced in the faeces; no oocysts were observed in the faeces of the uninfected control cat. Five days after the feeding of the toxoplasms profuse schizogonic and gametogonic stages were observed in the epithelial cells of the small intestine of one infected cat. A single schizont was observed in an intestinal epithelial cell of a second cat six days after being fed the tissue cysts. There was no evidence of schizogony or gametogony in the uninfected control cat. The stages observed in the intestinal epithelium are identical with those of the well-known endogenous cycles of coccidian parasites. The appearance of these stages, together with the nature of the oocyst, indicates that T. gondii is a coccidian parasite closely related to the genus Isospora. |
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Authors:
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W M Hutchison; J F Dunachie; J C Siim; K Work |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: British medical journal Volume: 1 ISSN: 0007-1447 ISO Abbreviation: Br Med J Publication Date: 1970 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1970-03-26 Completed Date: 1970-03-26 Revised Date: 2010-10-26 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372673 Medline TA: Br Med J Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 142-4 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Animals Cats Feces Germ-Free Life Intestinal Mucosa / pathology Intestine, Small Toxoplasma / cytology, growth & development*, isolation & purification Toxoplasmosis, Animal / microbiology* |
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