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The surface coat of Blastocystishominis was studied in the electron microscope. In some cells the surface coat was seen in two layers; the external layer was more electron-dense and fragmented than the internal layer. It appears that the surface coat is being continuously formed by the parasite and shed in the environment. The fibrillar material of the surface coat attaches to the bacteria, in some cases, completely surrounding them, possibly causing cytoplasmic damage to the bacterial cell as indicated by loss of electron density.
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Received: 2 February 1997 / Accepted: 11 March 1997
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Zaman, V., Howe, J. & Ng, M. Observations on the surface coat of Blastocystishominis . Parasitol Res 83, 731–733 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004360050329
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004360050329