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Meaning of "oocyst"
oocyst (noun): A structure containing a zygote formed by a parasitic protozoan, typically found in the feces of an infected host
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- A reproductive cell in certain fungi.
- A thick-walled spore in the lifecycle of some parasitic protozoans, that develops into sporozoite.
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Even a single oocyst can cause an infection.
Oocyst recovery was essentially quantitative in each case.
It only takes one oocyst to become infected.
The infective stage is the sporulated oocyst.
Fluorescence intensity of the oocyst population was measured.
The oocyst absorbs nourishment and grows in size.
The spores are not confined by an oocyst membrane.
The oocyst contains sixteen spores.
Eight sporozoites form per oocyst.
Oocyst concentrations were determined using the McMasters method.
This developing stage is called an oocyst.
Oocyst output is used as a measure of infectivity.
The zygote develops into an oocyst.
A large oocyst residuum is present.
Sporocyst development occurs inside the oocyst envelope.
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Overall oocyst recovery was essentially quantitative in this set of experiments.
It is not necessary to cause the oocyst to excyst by normal procedures.
Single oocyst cloning was periodically done to insure purity of each isolate.
The infective stage found in stool is the mature oocyst.
A single sporulated oocyst may give rise to thousands of progeny.
This stage is called oocyst.
A micropyle is absent but an oocyst residuum and polar granule are present.
Samples were analyzed for debris content and oocyst concentration.
Oocyst viability can also be determined using mouse infectivity assays.
Sporozoites in tap water lysed soon after leaving the oocyst.
The oocyst suspension is then diluted to lower the salt concentration.
The material from the channel was tested for oocyst presence.
Debris reduction and oocyst recovery were calculated relative to control samples.
Fusion of a macrogamont and a microgamont creates a zygote which develops into an oocyst.
The oocyst is navicular or biconical and has unusual thickenings at both ends.
This renders mechanical methods for oocyst wall disruption unnecessary to accomplish.
The oocyst extract group elicited strong IgM and IgG responses.
Immature sporozoites break through the oocyst wall into the haemolymph.
The trickle oocyst immunized groups did not test significant for protection.
The ookinete pass through the epithel and matures into a oocyst.
Oocyst levels are considered to determine the adult coccidian present in an intestinal tract.
The cell suspension was homogenized until good oocyst breakage was observed microscopically.
The final oocyst concentrate is made into a vaccine under sterile conditions.
The mean and standard deviation of oocyst output was determined for each group.
Eimeria oocysts contain four sporocysts within the protective oocyst wall.
The vaccines of the invention also showed clear effects on fecal oocyst output.
A single sporulated oocyst may give rise to as many as ten thousand progeny.
Potassium dichromate acts as an antimicrobial solution and as a source of oxygen for oocyst sporulation.
Only the trickle oocyst group had a significant reduction in lesion scores.
This cell membrane becomes folded and the nuclei sink in the oocyst stage.
Cryptosporidium oocyst stained by fluorescent stain that binds to four nucleii in each oocyst.
Cystoisospora belli is diagnosed by identification of the oocyst through examining a stool sample under a microscope.
The oocyst is formed in the cat intestine and subsequently excreted in the feces.
The oocyte subsequently develops into an oocyst which in turn divides into two sporocysts.
The oocyst control group demonstrated a high IgM response with little or no IgG.
