Ultrastructure of the adults of Bunostomium phlebotomum (Nematoda: Ancylostomatidae).
The morphology of the male and female of Bunostomum phlebotomum are described based on scanning electron microscope (SEM) observations. The attachment of the worms to the small intestinal mucosa and during the copula were observed. Structures of the buccal capsule and genital organs were also studied.
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Departamento de Parasitologia, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
D000723:Ancylostomatoidea / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D003307:Copulation; D005260:Female; D006725:Hookworm Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning