Detection of Pseudocyst Forms of Trichomonas muris in Rodents from Iran.
Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: BACKGROUND: . METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, stool samples from 204 trapped rodents were collected from Meshkin Shahr during Mar to Dec 2014. Samples were preserved in formalin 10% and PVA solution and transferred to Department of Medical Protozoology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Formalin-ether concentration method was used for the samples. The slides were stained with tri-chrome staining method and observed under light microscope. RESULTS: in which 51(25%) samples pseudocysts form were observed. The spherical bodies of pseudocyst with almost 8 μm size, contained internalized flagella, an undulating membrane with recurrent flagellum, axostyle, and costa were seen. The pseudocysts were more prevalent than trophozoite form and pseudocysts were found with different shapes in this study. CONCLUSION: pseudocysts were found in stool samples of caught rodents for the first time in northwestern Iran.
Source: PubMed
Language: English
Subfield: Parasitology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2803078286