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Abstract
The cell free supernatants of 13 stocks of Trypanosoma rangeli/T. rangeli-like, 50 stocks of T. cruzi/T. cruzi-like and 3 stocks of T. conorhini grown in culture were examined by using the 2-(4-methylumbelliferyl-alpha-D-N-acetylneuraminic acid) test. It could be demonstrated that only the supernatants of the T. rangeli/T. rangeli-like stocks showed a white-yellow fluorescence under UV light. In contrast, the cell free supernatants of the T. cruzi/T. cruzi-like and T. conorhini stocks showed an ash-grey colour under UV light undistinguishable from that of the control reactions. The 4-MUAc test could be a method of choice for the routine detection of T. rangeli/T. rangeli-like flagellates in culture.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3327143
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trop Med Parasitol ISSN: 0177-2392