Thin-section electron microscopy of mature Myxosoma cerebralis (Myxosporidea) spores
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Abstract
The morphology of purified, mature Myxosoma cerebralis spores was examined by thin-section electron microscopy. Surface architecture corresponded closely to that described in an earlier scanning electron microscopy study of this organism (Lom and Hoffman, 1971). A uniformly thick spore wall is composed of finely granular, electron-lucent material. Intrawall "valvoplasm" at the sutural border region contains small, light spheroidal profiles with dense centers situated in a background matrix; such structures are absent in the intermediate wall areas. Ovoid polar capsules contain complex filamentous profiles within the peripheral matrix region. Individual filaments appear twisted into S-shaped configurations and contain moderately electron-opaque material within their lumina.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Thin-section electron microscopy of mature Myxosoma cerebralis (Myxosporidea) spores |
| Series title | Journal of Parasitology |
| DOI | 10.2307/3279327 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1975 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Allen Press |
| Contributing office(s) | Leetown Science Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 476 |
| Last page | 480 |