title: [Coccidies genus Eimeria as a bioindicator of radioactive pollution of the biocenose].
abstract: The data on coccidies of rodents were collected in Chernobil (1989-1991) and in the regions of radioactive pollution in the Bryansk region of Russia (1992-1999). The surface pollution of experimental plots was different and come from 0.11 to 11.8 MBq/m2. 2185 rodent were examined in all. Thirteen types of coccidies p. Eimeria were found out in 525 small animals. The analysis of changes in morphological characters and oocysts sporulation in dependence of the level of radioactive pollution of biocenose was carried out. It was found out that parametric signs (length, width and form index of oocysts) were independent from radioactive pollution. At the some time the radioactive pollution renders a significant influence on the nonparametric signs (different types of capsule deformation and internal texture of oocysts) and the process of sporulation. With the increase of radioactive pollution the part of nonsporulated oocycts increased and the quantity of oocysts, corresponding to the description of given type (normal), decreased. This dependence is well described by the equation of logarithmic regression, that allows to use this indexes in the bioindication of the radioactive pollution of the biocenose.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Pel'gunov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D047852:Chernobyl Nuclear Accident; D003044:Coccidia / Q000166:cytology* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000528:radiation effects*; D017753:Ecosystem; D011848:Radioactive Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D012377:Rodentia / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D011848:Radioactive Pollutants