title: A new method for the diagnosis of Trichomonas gallinae infection by culture.
abstract: Diagnosis of Trichomonas gallinae infection can reliably be made by the demonstration of organisms in material taken from a bird's mouth and crop. This can be examined directly or incubated in a growth medium until organisms are numerous enough to be easily found in aliquots examined with the microscope. We compared two methods of culture diagnosis of Trichomonas gallinae infection in pigeons. A commercially available kit, In-Pouch TF, proved as sensitive for this purpose as in vitro Diamond's medium, but had practical advantages over the usual in vitro system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Animal Science, California State University, Fresno 93740-0073.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Cover
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Harmon
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010856:Columbidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D003426:Crop, Avian / Q000469:parasitology; D003470:Culture Media; D009055:Mouth / Q000469:parasitology; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Q000662:veterinary; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014244:Trichomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014245:Trichomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic