title: Chromosome numbers of Tritrichomonas foetus and Tritrichomonas suis.
abstract: Tritrichomonas foetus and Tritrichomonas suis isolates were cultivated axenically in Diamond's medium. Studies on the chromosome numbers of these two species with a light microscope were done by adding different concentrations of colchicine into the medium, incubating at 37 degrees C for 6-8 h and using a hypotonic swelling technique. The diploid chromosome numbers of both T. foetus and T. suis were 2n=10.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Animal Parasitology, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Z R
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: Lun
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gajadhar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002875:Chromosomes; D004171:Diploidy; D018503:Genome, Protozoan; D014318:Tritrichomonas / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D016835:Tritrichomonas foetus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*