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. 1991 Oct;21(6):723-6.
doi: 10.1016/0020-7519(91)90086-m.

A Blastocystis species from the sea-snake, Lapemis hardwickii (Serpentes: Hydrophiidae)

W L Teow  1 , V Zaman, G C Ng, Y C Chan, E H Yap, J Howe, P Gopalakrishnakone, M Singh
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A Blastocystis species from the sea-snake, Lapemis hardwickii (Serpentes: Hydrophiidae)

W L Teow et al. Int J Parasitol. 1991 Oct.

Abstract

Observations were made on Blastocystis isolated from the sea-snake, Lapemis hardwickii. Exponential growth of the organism was observed between 2 and 4 days of culture. Vacuolated, amoeboid and granular forms were observed in cultures, similar to B. hominis. The optimal growth temperature for the sea-snake Blastocystis was 24 degrees C compared with 37 degrees C for B. hominis. The karyotypic patterns of B. hominis and the sea-snake Blastocystis were studied in the clamped homogeneous electric field (CHEF) technique and found to be different. Based on the above differences, the sea-snake Blastocystis was designated as Blastocystis lapemi sp. nov.

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