On the status of Eimeria nieschulzi oocysts embedded in resin eleven years ago: a permanent method for preserving coccidian oocysts.
Sporulated oocysts of Eimeria nieschulzi that were fixed and mounted on glass slides in polymerized resin in 1976 are examined. Size, shape, and integrity of oocysts and sporocysts are compared to similar observations we made in 1977 and reported in 1978 (Journal of Parasitology 64: 163-164). Our conclusion is that the methods we reported on in 1978 provide one opportunity to produce permanent specimens of sporulated oocysts that could be made available for deposit in nationally accredited museums.
Marchiondo
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Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131.
Duszynski
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D000818:Animals; D004539:Eimeria; D011309:Preservation, Biological; D012116:Resins, Plant
D012116:Resins, Plant