Respiration in the cysts and trophozoites of Giardia muris.

Paget, T A, Jarroll, E L, Manning, P, Lindmark, D G and Lloyd, D ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5656-0571 1989. Respiration in the cysts and trophozoites of Giardia muris. Microbiology 135 (1) , 145--154. 10.1099/00221287-135-1-145

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Abstract

Cysts and trophozoites of the parasitic protozoon Giardia muris both showed respiratory activity but respiration in cysts was only 10 to 20% that of trophozoites. The O2 dependence of respiration in cysts and trophozoites showed O2 maxima above which respiration decreased. The O2 concentration at which the respiration rate was greatest was higher for cysts than trophozoites. The effects of various inhibitors on cyst and trophozoite respiration suggested that flavoproteins and quinones play some role in respiration. The substrate specificities and the effects of inhibitors on G. muris trophozoites were similar to those observed for Giardia lamblia. Metronidazole, the drug most commonly used in the treatment of giardiasis completely inhibited respiration and motility in trophozoites; however, it had no effect on either respiration or viability in cysts. Menadione, a redox cycling naphthoquinone, stimulated then completely inhibited respiration in cysts and trophozoites; a complete loss of cyst viability or trophozoite motility was also observed. The effects of menadione on G. muris may indicate that redox cycling compounds have potential as chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of giardiasis.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences
Publisher:	Microbiology Society
ISSN:	1350-0872
Date of Acceptance:	17 October 1988
Last Modified:	26 Oct 2022 08:39
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/127994

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