Blastocystis hominis: origin and significance of vacuolar and granular forms (original) (raw)

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Using supravital neutral red staining and light microscopy, individual Blastocystis organisms, subcultured from clinical isolates in modified monophasic Robinson's medium, were followed over various periods on glass slides. A rapid transition from uniformly stained to granular and vacuolated forms preceded the organism's death as evidenced by pale staining and Brownian motion in the cell's interior. Granular and vacuolar forms of Blastocystis may indicate degenerative changes in individual cells, fixation artifact, or both.

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1. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Pathology, University of Hawaii, 112 Waihili Place, Honolulu, HI 96825, USA e-mail: Vdovenko@aol.com Tel.: +1-808-3950075; Fax: +1-808-3962054, , , , , , US
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Received: 2 November 1998 / Accepted: 11 August 1999

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Vdovenko, A. Blastocystis hominis: origin and significance of vacuolar and granular forms.Parasitol Res 86, 8–10 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00008506

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• Issue date: January 2000
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