Ultrastructure of the fibrous matrix surrounding cells of Trypanosoma melophagium in the hind-gut of the sheep ked, Melophagus ovinus.
A fibrous material surrounds cells of Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) melophagium in the hind-gut of the sheep ked, Melophagus ovinus, and terminates just beyond the distal portions of the attached cells. The fibres of this extracellular matrix have a diameter of approximately 4 nm and are closely packed. Individual fibres have approximately the same orientation as adjacent fibres and usually lie parallel to the longitudinal axis of the parasite cells.
D000818:Animals; D004848:Epithelium / Q000469:parasitology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000469:parasitology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D014345:Trypanosoma / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D014352:Trypanosomiasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*