Tubulovesicular elements in Blastocystis hominis from the caecum of experimentally-infected rats.
By transmission electron microscopy (TEM), tubulovesicular elements were seen in Blastocystis hominis obtained from the caecum of experimentally-infected rats. These appeared to arise from the peripheral cytoplasm and were rounded, oval or elongate in sections. It is suggested that these elements form a network for transfer of nutrients to the periphery during the process of encystation.
Suresh
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Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, National University Singapore, Kent Ridge.
Chong
S Y
SY
Howe
J
J
Ho
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LC
Ng
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GC
Yap
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EH
Singh
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D000818:Animals; D016776:Blastocystis Infections / Q000469:parasitology*; D016845:Blastocystis hominis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002432:Cecum / Q000469:parasitology; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar