Takano, Aruto and Morinaga, Daikichi and Teramoto, Isao and Hatabu, Toshimitsu and Kido, Yasutoshi and Kaneko, Akira and Hatta, Takeshi and Tsuji, Naotoshi and Uni, Shigehiko and Sasai, Kazumi and Katoh, Hiromitsu and Matsubayashi, Makoto (2024) Evaluation of the detection method by a flotation method using a wire loop for gastrointestinal parasites. Veterinary Medicine and Science, 10 (5). e70007. ISSN 2053-1095, DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.70007.
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Infections by gastrointestinal parasites are found in a variety of animals worldwide. For the diagnosis of such infections, the flotation method is commonly used to detect parasitic microorganisms, such as oocysts or eggs, in feces. Instead of adding a flotation solution after the final centrifugation step and using a cover slip to collect the parasites, the method using a wire loop for the recovery of the organisms has been reported as one of alternative methods. However, the recovery rates of microorganisms from the flotation method have not been analysed. In the present study, the utility of a flotation method with the use of a wire loop of 8 mm in diameter (the loop method) was evaluated using different numbers of E. tenella oocysts and Heterakis gallinarum eggs, and chicken fecal samples collected at the farms. Consequently, we found that the oocysts and eggs in tubes could be collected at a ratio of 2.00 to 3.08. Thus, our results indicate that the loop method is a simple and time saving method, implicating the application for the estimated OPG/ EPG (Oocysts/Eggs per gram) of the samples.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT) Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (21K12328) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | egg; flotation method; loop method; oocyst |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Institute of Biological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Feb 2025 08:46 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Feb 2025 08:46 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/47485 |
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