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in vitro culture and isoenzyme analysis of giardia lamblia

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5.3 RESULTS<br />

5.3.1 Optimisation Experiments<br />

Us<strong>in</strong>g the two reference stra<strong>in</strong>s, good viable growth was feasible with fetal bov<strong>in</strong>e<br />

serum from Sigma St. Louis USA, lots 25H4602, 46H4648 & 65H4664; <strong>and</strong><br />

Biosate from BBL- Becton Dick<strong>in</strong>son <strong>and</strong> Company, USA, lot 1000E9DGNP. None<br />

<strong>of</strong> the sera from Highveld Biological <strong>and</strong> Delta Bioproducts respectively, could<br />

support good growth <strong>and</strong> caused loss <strong>of</strong> <strong>culture</strong>s.<br />

The Cipr<strong>of</strong>loxac<strong>in</strong> assays showed that concentrations between O,3125-50J.Jg/ml<br />

were well tolerated by the trophozoites. The rate <strong>of</strong> growth <strong>and</strong> adhesion <strong>of</strong><br />

trophozoites to glass was comparable to that <strong>of</strong> the control tubes (antibiotic-free)<br />

20 <strong>and</strong> 48 hrs after <strong>in</strong>cubation at all these antibiotic concentrations (Table 5.2).<br />

Culture tubes conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g the WB stra<strong>in</strong> showed evidence <strong>of</strong> cell division after 8<br />

hours <strong>in</strong>cubation. By day 3, a confluent monolayer was formed <strong>in</strong> all tubes.<br />

The H7 stra<strong>in</strong>s showed signs <strong>of</strong> division after 12 hours <strong>in</strong>cubation <strong>in</strong> the bottommost<br />

part <strong>of</strong> the tube. A confluent adherent monolayer was detected 5 days after<br />

<strong>in</strong>cubation. A similar pattern <strong>of</strong> results was observed when the experiment was<br />

repeated with the high concentrations (5-50ug/ml) <strong>of</strong> Cipr<strong>of</strong>lxac<strong>in</strong>.<br />

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