A new method for the diagnosis of Trichomonas gallinae infection by culture.
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.
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Department of Biology and Animal Science, California State University, Fresno 93740-0073.
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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*
D003470:Culture Media; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic