Lack of Sarcocystis neurona antibody response in Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana) fed Sarcocystis neurona-infected muscle tissue

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dc.contributor.authorCheadle, M. A.en
dc.contributor.authorLindsay, David S.en
dc.contributor.authorGreiner, E. C.en
dc.date.accessed2014-06-16en
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-20T14:13:16Zen
dc.date.available2014-06-20T14:13:16Zen
dc.date.issued2006-06en
dc.description.abstractSerum was collected from laboratory-reared Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana) to determine whether experimentally infected opossums shedding Sarcocystis neurona sporocysts develop serum antibodies to S. neurona merozoite antigens. Three opossums were fed muscles from nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus), and 5 were fed muscles from striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis). Serum was also collected from 26 automobile-killed opossums to determine whether antibodies to S. neurona were present in these opossums. Serum was analyzed using the S. neurona direct agglutination test (SAT). The SAT was modified for use with a filter paper collection system. Antibodies to S. neurona were not detected in any of the serum samples from opossums, indicating that infection in the opossum is localized in the small intestine. Antibodies to S. neurona were detected in filter-paper-processed serum samples from 2 armadillos naturally infected with S. neurona.en
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dc.identifier.citationM. A. Cheadle, D. S. Lindsay, and E. C. Greiner (2006). "Lack of Sarcocystis neurona Antibody Response in Virginia Opossums (Didelphis virginiana) Fed Sarcocystis neurona-Infected Muscle Tissue," Journal of Parasitology, Vol. 92, No. 3, pp. 652-654. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1645/GE-788R.1en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1645/ge-788r.1en
dc.identifier.issn0022-3395en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/49055en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1645/GE-788R.1en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Parasitologyen
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dc.subjectequine protozoal myeloencephalitisen
dc.subjectarmadillo dasypus-novemcinctusen
dc.subjectagglutinating antibodiesen
dc.subjectintermediate hosten
dc.subjectmephitis-mephitisen
dc.subjectprevalenceen
dc.subjectfalcatulaen
dc.subjecthorsesen
dc.subjectparasitologyen
dc.titleLack of Sarcocystis neurona antibody response in Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana) fed Sarcocystis neurona-infected muscle tissueen
dc.title.serialJournal of Parasitologyen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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