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Original Article

Experimental protothecosis in laboratory animals

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Pages 237-240 | Received 17 Dec 1979, Accepted 14 Feb 1980, Published online: 09 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Attempts were made to produce protothecosis in laboratory animals by intratesticular, intraperitoneal, intravenous and subcutaneous inoculation of Prototheca zopfii, P. wickerhamii and P. stagnorta. Only intratesticular injection successfully caused infection, and of the inoculated protothecae, only P. zopfii and P. wickerhamii were recovered in culture from testicular material.

Resumo

Inoculações por vias intratesticular, intraperitoneal, intravenosa e subcutânea foram empregadas a fim de produzir prototecose experimental em coelhos, cobaias, ratos e camundongos.

Somente teve êxito a inoculaçâo intratesticular de Prototheca spp. com a formacào de granulomas no local de inoculação. Retrocultivos de P. wickerhamii e P. zopfii foram facilmente obtidos a partis dos testiculos inoculados.

P. stagnora foi observada no tecido, mas o retrocultivo não foi obtido.

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