Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Transmission electron microscopic studies of stages of Histomonas meleagridis from clonal cultures.
- Journal:
- Parasitology research
- Year:
- 2008
- Authors:
- Mielewczik, Michael et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Zoomorphology · Germany
- Species:
- bird
Abstract
Histomonas meleagridis is a 10-20 microm-sized flagellated protozoan, causing histomoniasis in gallinaceous birds. Different strains of H. meleagridis from different origins were used to establish clonal cultures, which can be traced back to a single cell. Cells from these clonal cultures were examined by transmission electron microscopy. Results gave detailed insights in the ultrastructure showing a single flagellum, a band of microtubules remnants of an axostyle or of a costa, respectively pelta, hydrogenosomes, nucleus, spindle apparatus, and other organelles of the trophozoites of H. meleagridis.
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