Transmission
electron microscopy
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A |
A:
Electron micrograph of an Enterocytozoon bieneusi spore. Arrows indicate the
double rows of polar tubule coils in cross-section which characterize a mature E.
bieneusi spore.
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B:
Electron micrograph of an eukaryotic cell with Encephalitozoon intestinalis spores
and developing forms inside a septated parasitophorous vacuole. This is a
characteristic feature of this microsporidian species.
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