Isolation of Angiostrongylus costaricensis first-stage larvae from rodent feces on a percoll gradient

Authors
Graeff-Teixeira, C Geiger, S Walderich, B Hoffmann, W Abrahams, E Schulz-Key, H
Citation
C. Graeff-teixeira et al., Isolation of Angiostrongylus costaricensis first-stage larvae from rodent feces on a percoll gradient, J PARASITOL, 85(6), 1999, pp. 1170-1171
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
ISSN journal
00223395 → ACNP
Volume
85
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1170 - 1171
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3395(199912)85:6<1170:IOACFL>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Several density gradients were tested for the isolation of parasitic nemato de, Angiostrongylus costaricensis, first-stage larvae from rodent feces. Wi th a 45/72% Percoll gradient, 83-99% (89.56 +/- 6.57%) of the larvae were r ecovered in a clean preparation.