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J Bennet

Publications and source records attributed to J Bennet.

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Quantitative shedding of two genotypes of Cryptosporidium parvum in California ground squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi).

Sixteen percent of California ground squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi) were found to be shedding an average of 53,875 Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts/g of feces. Male squirrels had a higher prevalence and higher intensity of shedding than did female squirrels. The majority of C. parvum isolates matched a bovine-murine genotype, with a few isolates resembling a porcine genotype. Higher intensities of shedding by males may enhance dissemination and genotypic mixing of this protozoa given males' proclivity to disperse to nonnatal colonies.

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Negative staining can cause clumping of Bordetella pertussis fimbriae.

The state of fimbriae type 2 (Fim 2) and fimbriae type 3 (Fim 3) preparations from Bordetella pertussis were examined by negative stain electron microscopy. Uranyl acetate induced clumping of Fim 3 regardless of pH and was unsuitable as a stain for establishing the state of fimbriae. Both ammonium molybdate and sodium phosphotungstate were able to show the differences in Fim 3 stored at pH 7.2 and pH 9.5.

Antibodies, Bacterial↗