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Transmission electron microscopic studies of stages of Histomonas meleagridis from clonal cultures

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Histomonas meleagridis is a 10–20 μm-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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We are grateful to the support of the King Saud University in Riyahd, Saudi Arabia.

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  1. Department of Zoomorphology, Cytology, and Parasitology, Heinrich Heine University, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Michael Mielewczik, Heinz Mehlhorn & Saleh Al-Quraishy

  2. Clinic for Avian, Reptile, and Fish Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210, Vienna, Austria

    E. Grabensteiner & M. Hess

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Correspondence to Heinz Mehlhorn.

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Mielewczik, M., Mehlhorn, H., Al-Quraishy, S. et al. Transmission electron microscopic studies of stages of Histomonas meleagridis from clonal cultures. Parasitol Res 103, 745–750 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-008-1009-1

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