Ultrastructural characterization of intracellular bacteria of Wuchereria bancrofti.
Ultrastructural observations on the structure and distribution of endosymbiotic bacteria within the tissues of Wuchereria bancrofti are described. In female worms the organisms were observed in the lateral cords of the hypodermis, oocytes, developing eggs and in intrauterine microfilariae. Organisms were also detected in blood microfilariae and in the intestine of third-stage larvae. Bacteria were not observed in male worms.
Peixoto
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Departamento de Patologia e Biologia Celular, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil. cpeixoto@cpqam.fiocruz.br
Silva
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LF
Teixeira
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KM
Rocha
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D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009865:Oocytes; D013559:Symbiosis; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure