Teow W L, Zaman V, Ng G C, Chan Y C, Yap E H, Howe J, Gopalakrishnakone P, Singh M
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge.
Int J Parasitol. 1991 Oct;21(6):723-6. doi: 10.1016/0020-7519(91)90086-m.
Observations were made on Blastocystis isolated from the sea-snake, Lapemis hardwickii. Exponential growth of the organism was observed between 2 and 4 days of culture. Vacuolated, amoeboid and granular forms were observed in cultures, similar to B. hominis. The optimal growth temperature for the sea-snake Blastocystis was 24 degrees C compared with 37 degrees C for B. hominis. The karyotypic patterns of B. hominis and the sea-snake Blastocystis were studied in the clamped homogeneous electric field (CHEF) technique and found to be different. Based on the above differences, the sea-snake Blastocystis was designated as Blastocystis lapemi sp. nov.
对从海蛇硬鳞海蛇（Lapemis hardwickii）分离出的芽囊原虫进行了观察。在培养2至4天期间观察到该生物体呈指数生长。在培养物中观察到空泡状、阿米巴样和颗粒状形态，类似于人芽囊原虫。海蛇芽囊原虫的最佳生长温度为24摄氏度，而人芽囊原虫为37摄氏度。采用钳位均匀电场（CHEF）技术研究了人芽囊原虫和海蛇芽囊原虫的核型模式，发现二者不同。基于上述差异，海蛇芽囊原虫被命名为新种硬鳞海蛇芽囊原虫（Blastocystis lapemi sp. nov.）
