Cercomonas sp.
[ref. ID; 4568]
Test system
24 hr acute toxicity
Strains
From Dr. H.L.J. Jones.
Toxicants
Sheep dip formulations 1) OP, Ectomort (Young's Animal Health, UK) containing 8% propetamphos as the active ingredient, 2) SP, Bayticol (Bayer, Germany) containing 6% flumethrin as the active ingredient.
Test design/concentrations
96-well microtiter plates, concentrations ranging from 0.00001% to 1% (dip formulation:total volume), 20 degrees C.
Measurements/observations
Viability by phase contrast inverted microscopy.
Evaluations
Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC).