| axenic culture of reptilian blastocystis isolates in monophasic medium and speciation by karyotypic typing. | the growth of axenic reptilian isolates of blastocystis in iscove's modified dulbecco's medium (imdm) was studied and the morphology of the parasite was examined by phase-contrast microscopy. the chromosomal patterns of these reptilian isolates of blastocystis were examined by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (pfge) and compared with those of b. hominis and b. lapemi, a sea snake blastocystis. imdm with 10% horse serum supported excellent growth of the reptilian blastocystis isolates. the parasi ... | 1996 | 8825212 |
| an osteopetrosis-like condition in a juvenile rhinocerus iguana (cyclura cornuta). | | 1986 | 3800788 |
| vitamin d status of wild ricord's iguanas (cyclura ricordii) and captive and wild rhinoceros iguanas (cyclura cornuta cornuta) in the dominican republic. | calcidiol (25-hydroxyvitamin d) values are reported for 22 wild ricord's iguanas (cyclura ricordii) and seven wild rhinoceros iguanas (cyclura cornuta cornuta). calcitriol (1,25-hydroxyvitamin d) values are reported for 12 wild ricord's iguanas and seven wild rhinoceros iguanas. these animals were captured as part of a larger health assessment study being conducted on ricord's iguanas in isla cabritos national park, dominican republic. a total of 13 captive rhinoceros iguanas held outdoors at pa ... | 2005 | 17323557 |
| development and characterization of 11 microsatellite loci for the mona island iguana (cyclura cornuta stejnegeri). | we isolated and characterized 11 microsatellite loci in the mona island iguana (cyclura cornuta stejnegeri). eleven loci exhibit moderate to high allelic diversity (two to 12 alleles, mean = 4.5) and polymorphism (mean observed heterozygosity, 0.56; range, 0.26 to 0.78) in 41 adults. this marker set has low probability of identity and high parentage exclusion power and will be suitable for studies of paternity, social organization and relatedness in this species. | 2008 | 21585903 |
| a survey of blastocystis in reptiles. | a total of 28 species of reptiles were investigated for blastocystis using light microscopy and in vitro culture in biphasic egg slant medium. blastocystis species were detected in 8 (28.6%) of these 28 species in 3 tortoises (geochelone elephantopus, g. elegans and g. carbonaria), 3 snakes (boiga dendrophilla, python reticulatus and elaphe radiata), 1 crocodile (crocodylus porosus) and 1 iguana lizard (cyclura cornuta). the reptilian blastocystis appeared to be morphologically similar to b. hom ... | 1992 | 1495927 |