title: Atomic force microscopy as a tool for the study of the ultrastructure of trypanosomatid parasites.
abstract: Here, we describe the methodology currently used to analyze the structural organization of protozoa of the Trypanosomatidae family by atomic force microscopy. The results are compared with those obtained using light, scanning, and transmission electron microscopy.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. wsouza@biof.ufrj.br
authors.forename: Wanderley
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: Gustavo M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Kildare
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: Paulo M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Bisch
authors.forename: Gilberto
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Weissmuller
mesh_terms: D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force / Q000379:methods*; D014351:Trypanosomatina / Q000648:ultrastructure*