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- Page 23 and 24: ecome resistant to both chloroquine
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whole oil respectively. Elemi oil c
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Plus Protein standard; unstained; 1
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2:4 RESULTS Ethanol and DMSO titrat
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Figure 2.1 In vitro viability of G.
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and elemi was 0.005% although > 80%
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Trypan Stained / Non-viable Trophoz
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(10.90%). Whilst both the main cons
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Incubation of G. duodenalis trophoz
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Trophozoite protein profiling by SD
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used in this protein analysis exper
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MIC of 0.005%. This phenomenon was
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Effect of elemi oil on viability as
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0.05). This effect though, was less
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kDa 50- 37- 50- 37- 50- 37- MW G HK
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2:5 DISCUSSION These experiments we
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Using microscopic evaluation of par
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cell death may have been initiated,
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Using this information, investigati
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flavanones, anthocyanidins and isof
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protein was also abolished in elemi
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CHAPTER 3 Cryptosporidium parvum In
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3:2 INTRODUCTION The enteric parasi
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disease in extraintestinal location
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constituents and speed of activity.
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(empty), partially excysted and int
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and incubated for a further 1, 4 or
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3:4 RESULTS 3:4.1 Acidification exp
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When compared with MD, the IOWA iso
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with incubation at 5ºC (-0.5 ± 1.
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constituent in palmarosa oil which
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Spontaneous Excystation Rate (%) 10
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3:5 DISCUSSION Interventions in the
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When these acid treated oocysts wer
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PEOs augment the effect of temperat
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spontaneous excystation within 4 h.
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Trans-anethole is used as a flavour
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CHAPTER 4 Trypanosoma cruzi The act
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4:2 INTRODUCTION The disease caused
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It is clear that alternative therap
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analyse the activity of 12 differen
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µl of parasites. One 96 well plate
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Incubation of T. cruzi epimastigote
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4:4 RESULTS Comparison of incubatio
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MTS Absorbance (492nm) 1 0.9 0.8 0.
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Incubation of T. cruzi epimastigote
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A B Absorbance (492nm) Trypan Stain
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Titration of PEOs As all the PEOs a
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0.02% 0.01% 0.005% 0.0025% 0.00125%
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Incubation of T. cruzi epimastigote
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Trypan Stained / Non-viable Epimast
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published concerning the trypanocid
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using the MTS assay, where a lack o
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With myrtle, 2 constituents working
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mixed with inert carrier oils such
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5:1 ABSTRACT The protozoan parasite
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37ºC over a 24 h period, in the ab
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against Cryptosporidium with any su
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polyphenol content of PRBE was 920
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5:4 RESULTS Polyphenolic content of
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Figure 5.1 A Viable and dead G. duo
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Effect of FB, BB and PRBE on the sp
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5:5 DISCUSSION Here it is shown tha
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spontaneous excystation observed (F
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certain concentration is exceeded (
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6:1 ABSTRACT Current conventional t
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Flavonoids and phenolic acids form
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efore any dilutions in TYI-S-33 cou
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6:4 RESULTS Incubation of G. duoden
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Trypan Stained / Non-viable Trophoz
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6:5 DISCUSSION It was demonstrated
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vitro, is not due to the degradatio
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CHAPTER 7 The examination of latrin
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7:2 INTRODUCTION The examination of
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7:3 MATERIALS AND METHODS 7:3.1 Sou
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Figure 7.2 Excavation of Soutra Ais
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7:3.2 Sample preparations Formol et
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magnet. The tubes were rocked throu
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Using the methods of Smith et al. (
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incubated at 55°C for 3 h in a wat
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RNA Cryptosporidium gene to determi
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concentration recommended in publis
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7:4 RESULTS Microscopic examination
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Figure 7.6 Fluorescence staining of
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These slurries were subjected to IM
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Figure 7.10 PCR analysis for Crypto
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Pike 1967 & 1968; Jones 1982; Aspoc
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the digestion enzymes DraI and AseI
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CONCLUSIONS This series of experime
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distortion, blebbing and increased
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trophozoites and Trypanosoma epimas
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Reduviid bug is a means of entry fo
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anticryptosporidial activity may be
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Historically, many PEOs and extract
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