A monograph on the protozoa of the large intestine of the horse

Abstract

Blepliarocorys angusta Blepliarocorys curvlgiila Bundleia postciliata Didesmis oTalis Tripalmaria dogieli Tetratoxum unifasciculatum Triadinium caudatim Ditoxum funinucleum Cocliliatoxum periachtum No« 10. Feces Cyclopostliima. bipalmatam Blepliarocorys augusta Didesmis quadrata Ciiiaroii equi-14-Eo. 11. 5/4/gS geces Blepliarocorys angusta Didesmis quadrata Allantosama intestinalis TriclicQjionas equi Ho. 12, 5/14/23 Cecmn Colon Cyclopostliiiiin. bipalmatum CyclopostiiixiEL edentatum Cyclopostnium scutigeinim Paraisotriclia colpoidea Paraisotrielia minuta Paraisotrieha beclceri Didesmis spiralis Blep]iarosp!iae2?a intestinalis Blepharospliaera ellipsoidalis Bundleia postciliata Alloiozona trizona Cyclopostiiium. bipalmatimi C^eloposthiiiDi edentatum Blepliarocorys cufvigula Blepliarocorys angusta Paraisotrieha colpoidea Bundleia postciliata BlepiiaroprostMuiii pireum Blepharoconus cervicalis Blepliaroconus benbroolci Triadinium caudatum Triadinium galea Coeliliatorum periacktuiii Tripalmaria dogieli Spirodiniujn eqiii Ditosum funinuclem Tetratosnim •unifasciculatuni Tetratosum parTrom Polymorpba ampulla Allantosojsia dlcomiger IIo. 15, 5/14/38 Cecum Cyclopostiiium bipalmatuia Cycloposthium. scutiserum Cyeloposthiuiii edentatum Blepliarocorys uncinata Blepliarocorys jubata Paraisotriclia minuta Paraisotriclia beckeri Didesmis oralis Didesmis spiralis Bundleia postciliata Ho. 14. 10/6/28 Cecum. Cyclopostiiium. bipalaatum Cyclopostiiium scutigerum Cycloposthium dentiferiim Cyclopostliiuni corrugatum-15-Ho« 14« 10/6/28 Cecum (Continued) Blepharocorys uncinata Blepharocoiys jubata Paraisotricha colpoidea Paraisotricha mirnita Paraisotriciia Iseckeri Blepliaroprostiiiim pireum Blepliarospliaera int es t inali s Alloiozona trizona No. 15 > 10/13/23 Cecum Cycloposthiizm bipalmatum Gyclopostliiiia edentatim Cyeloposthiinii dentiferom Blepliarocorys nncinata BlepharoGorys jnl)ata Paraisotriciia colpoidea Paraisotriclia minuta Allantosoma "bre'vlcomiger Tricliomonas eq.ui Sndamoeba gedoelsti Ho. 16» 10i/l9/38 Cecum. Colon Cyelopostliium liipalmattm CycloposthiiM dentifenm Cyclopostliimri edentatim Cyclopostiiitim scutigerum Blepharocorys uncinata Blepliarocorys jubata Paraisotriclia minuta Bundleia postciliata Didesais oralis Blepharosphaera intestinalis Callimastis: equi Blepliarocorys curvigula Blepliarocorys angusta Blepliarocorys iralvata Bundleia postciliata Didesmis ovalis Blepliarospliaera intestinalis Triadinium caudatum Triadinium galea Allantosoma intestinalis Allantosccia dicorniger No. 17. 10/30/28 Cecum Cycloposthium bipalmatum Cyclopostnium scutigerum Cyelopostliium dentiferum Blepliarocorys Jubata Paraisotriclia colpoidea Paraisotriclia minuta Paraisotriclia beclceri Didesmis ovalis Bleptiaroprostliium pireum Alla-ntosoma intestinalis Allantosoma "bre-ylcorniger Trichomonas equl •16. Ho> 18« IQ/27/38 Cecnm Gycloposthim bipalmalnini Cycloposthlimi scutigerum Blepharocorys nncinata Blepharocorys jubata Paraisotrielia eolpoidea Paraisotricha minuta BlepharoprosthiTiDi pirem No. 19, ll/lO/SB Cecum Colon Gyclopost...

Isolation of Cellulolytic Phycomycete Fungi from the Caecum of the Horse

“…Examination of caecum fluid after straining through one layer of muslin was possible, and the fluid appeared normal, as judged by the intactness and motility of the ciliate protozoa present. Uniflagellated cells similar to those described as Oikomonas equi (Hsuing, 1930) were present in all samples of the caecum fluid at population densities in the range 3.2 x lo4 to 4.7 x lo4 ml-l. These cells were more refractile than would be expected for flagellate protozoa, and their motility was reminiscent of zoospores of phycomycete fungi.…”

“…Little is known concerning the micro-organisms inhabiting the horse caecum and colon, and although many of the protozoa have been characterized (Hsuing, 1930;Ozeki et al, 1973) other organisms have been neglected. Some other herbivorous non-ruminant mammals, such as the guinea-pig and rabbit, also have an enlarged caecum and large intestine containing large numbers of bacteria and flagellate protozoa which perform a similar function to those in the horse caecum.…”

“…In this organ earlier workers have identified uniflagellated single-cellular organisms morphologically similar to the zoospores of the anaerobic rumen phycomycetes Sphaeromonas communis and Piromonas communis (Liebetanz,19 lo), which are partially saprophytic on the plant tissue in the rumen digesta. In addition, a multiflagellated organism similar to the rumen phycomycete Neocallimastix frontalis was observed and named Callimastix equi (Hsuing, 1930), later Neocallimastix equi (Vavra & Joyon, 1966). Hsuing (1930) believed both morphological types to be flagellate protozoa, but in view of the recent information concerning the rumen phycomycetes a re-examination of the horse flagellates was indicated.…”

“…In addition, a multiflagellated organism similar to the rumen phycomycete Neocallimastix frontalis was observed and named Callimastix equi (Hsuing, 1930), later Neocallimastix equi (Vavra & Joyon, 1966). Hsuing (1930) believed both morphological types to be flagellate protozoa, but in view of the recent information concerning the rumen phycomycetes a re-examination of the horse flagellates was indicated. Table 1.…”

First record of protozoan parasites, Tetrahymena rostrata and Callimastix equi from the edible oyster in Sundarbans region of West Bengal, India

“…equi was reported from the large intestine of the horse (Hsiung 1929). The length of this flagellate ranged from 12 to 18 l, (mean14.4 l), width from 7 to 10 l, (mean 8.16 l), length of the flagella from 25 to 30 l. Its nucleus was centrally located and had a large karyosome.…”