Temperature adaptation of Entamoeba histolytica and its effect on virulence.
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چکیده
Cabrera and Porter (1958) found that the maximum culture temperatures for three strains of Entamoeba histolytica (UC, 201 and 202) were 41.0, 41.0, and 41.3”C and the minimum were 32.0, 32.0, and 31.7”C. In the present investigation, by progressive gradual elevation of the culture temperature, these three strains grown in Ringer-Egg-Locke (REL) medium were adapted to 42”C, and one of them to 42.5”C. Similarly, by lowering the temperature, all three strains were adapted to continuous cultivation at 30°C and one of them to 29°C. The adaptation of E. histolytica to high and low temperatures presented a very logical question: Are these adapted strains similar in behavior to the unadapted ones? To find the answer to this question a detailed study of the adapted strains compared with the unadapted strains was undertaken.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Experimental parasitology
دوره 7 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1958