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1 July 1994 A New Method for the Diagnosis of Trichomonas gallinae Infection by Culture
Alice J. Cover, Wallace M. Harmon, Michael W. Thomas
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Abstract

Diagnosis of Trichomonas gallinae infection can reliably be made by the demonstration of organisms in material taken from a bird's mouth and crop. This can be examined directly or incubated in a growth medium until organisms are numerous enough to be easily found in aliquots examined with the microscope. We compared two methods of culture diagnosis of Trichomonas gallinae infection in pigeons. A commercially available kit, In-Pouch™TF, proved as sensitive for this purpose as in vitro Diamond's medium, but had practical advantages over the usual in vitro system.

Alice J. Cover, Wallace M. Harmon, and Michael W. Thomas "A New Method for the Diagnosis of Trichomonas gallinae Infection by Culture," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 30(3), 457-459, (1 July 1994). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-30.3.457
Received: 18 November 1991; Published: 1 July 1994
KEYWORDS
diagnostic methods
pigeons
raptors
Trichomonas gallinae
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