| agglutinating antibodies to toxoplasma gondii in sera from captive eastern barred bandicoots in australia. | toxoplasmosis is considered a severe health risk for many marsupial species. the mainland australian population of bandicoot is endangered. therefore, a preliminary serosurvey was conducted to evaluate exposure to toxoplasma gondii in 57 captive eastern barred bandicoot and to estimate the possible impact of toxoplasma on recovering populations. five (9%) bandicoot were classified as seropositive using a modified agglutination test. nineteen additional bandicoot (33%) were classified as serosusp ... | 2000 | 10813601 |
| earthworms as paratenic hosts of toxoplasmosis in eastern barred bandicoots in tasmania. | an experimental feeding study was designed to assess the role of earthworms in the transmission of toxoplasma gondii infection to eastern barred bandicoots (perameles gunnii). six animals with no agglutinating antibodies to t. gondii were fed artificially cultured earthworms that had been maintained in autoclaved nutrient-enriched soil. two animals were given earthworms that had been maintained in soil contaminated with t. gondii oocysts (p89/veg strain); two animals were fed on earthworms, whic ... | 2000 | 10682756 |
| pathology of experimental toxoplasmosis in eastern barred bandicoots in tasmania. | wild-caught eastern barred bandicoots (perameles gunnii) initially seronegative to toxoplasma gondii, were inoculated orally with approximately 100 t. gondii oocysts. the bandicoots were maintained in indoor pens under laboratory conditions and observed daily. serial blood samples were tested for agglutinating antibodies to t. gondii. inoculated bandicoots died 15 and 17 days post infection. a rise in direct agglutination test (dat) titres was detected at the time of death (1:256, 1:64 respectiv ... | 2000 | 10682755 |
| detection of agglutinating antibodies to toxoplasma gondii in sera from free-ranging eastern barred bandicoots (perameles gunnii). | sera from 150 eastern barred bandicoots (perameles gunnii) were collected from two study sites in southern tasmania between 1992 and 1995. samples were tested for antibodies to the protozoan parasite, toxoplasma gondii, using formalin-treated tachyzoites as the antigen in direct (dat) and modified agglutination tests (mat). cut-off titers were set based on confirmed cases of toxoplasmosis in this species. a total of 133 animals (89%) were classified as negative, seven (4.6%) had suspicious react ... | 1996 | 9359062 |