Abstract
A method of purifyingSarcocystis sporozoites following in vitro excystation is described. After passage of sporozoites through a modified DE 52 anion-exchange cellulose column, the mean recovery was 88% forS. capracanis, 71% forS hircicanis, 77% forS. ovicanis and 74% forS. arieticenis. Most of the sporozoites were motile, and the parasite suspension was free of excystation debris.
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Ono, K., Horn, K. & Heydorn, A.O. Purification of in vitro excystedSarcocystis sporozoites by passage through a modified DE 52 anion-exchange column. Parasitol Res 77, 717–719 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00928689
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