Separation of Isospora (Toxoplasma) gondii cysts and cystozoites from mouse brain tissue by continuous density - gradient centrifugation
- 1 August 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Parasitology
- Vol. 83 (1), 103-108
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000050071
Abstract
SUMMARY: A simple, quick and reproducible method consisting of density-gradient centrifugation of homogenized infected mouse brain tissue on Percoll is described for the isolation and purification of cysts of Isospora (Toxoplasma) gondii. A 100% recovery of cysts, with 74·2% in a single fraction with a specific gravity of 1·056, was obtained by overlaying homogenates of infected mouse brains on a pre-formed Percoll gradient and centrifugation at low g forces. With this procedure recovery was independent of the age of the cysts. Titration of purified cystozoites showed there to be no loss of infectivity.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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