ISSN:
1432-1955
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Cyst forms of Blastocystis that show disparate morphology in relation to the previously described cysts were detected in faecal material from animal hosts. Transmission electron microscopy was performed without attempts to isolate or concentrate Blastocystis from the faecal material. Large, multinucleate cyst forms were found in faecal material from Macaca monkeys. These cyst forms measured up to approximately 15 μm in diameter and were often larger than vacuolar forms present in the same samples. Four or more nuclei were frequently seen in the cysts. Multiple individual cysts enclosed by a single fibrillar layer were found in faecal material from domestic chickens. Each individual cyst within the multiple cyst form measured approximately 3–4 μm in diameter and appeared to be uninucleate.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004360050279
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