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Immunological comparison of four Trypanosoma spp. (sub-genus Schizotrypanum) from bats

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

Susan M. Bower  and
P. T. K. Woo
Susan M. Bower
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
P. T. K. Woo*
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
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* Author to whom requests for reprints should be addressed.
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Summary

The antigenic differences and similarities between culture forms of Trypanosoma (Schizotrypanum) hedricki, Trypanosoma (Schizotrypanum) myoti, Trypanosoma (Schizotrypanum) vespertilionis and Trypanosoma (Schizotrypanum) dionisii, all isolated from bats, were compared using the double-diffusion technique. Antiserum to each trypanosome species was produced in rabbits by inoculating them with sonicated culture forms. Two isolates of T. hedricki were antigenically identical to each other, as were 2 isolates of T. myoti. There were several common antigens between the species. However, at least 1 antigen of each species was distinct from those of the other species.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 85 , Issue 1 , August 1982 , pp. 111 - 114
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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