Double infection of the brain with Frenkelia and Toxoplasma in a chinchilla. Light and electron microscopy studie
Bestetti, G.; Fankhauser, R.
Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde 120(11): 591-601
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0036-7281 PMID: 364638 Document Number: 136973
A chinchilla died with convulsions in 1957 and portions of its brain were embedded in paraffin. In 1977 pieces were re-embedded and sectioned for electromicroscopy. It contained 2 kinds of parasites which were identified as Toxoplasma gondii and Frenkelia microti. For comparison, the brain of a Microtus agrestis infected with Frankelia was similarly examined. The appearances conformed to those described by previous workers.