Skip to main content
Fig. 3 | Parasites & Vectors

Fig. 3

From: Biting midges (Ceratopogonidae) as vectors of avian trypanosomes

Fig. 3

Scanning electron microscopy of T. bennetti (s.s.) APO7 in the gut of biting midge C. nubeculosus. Note the massive infection of haptomonads covering the gut (a); a detailed view of haptomonads attached to the epithelium (b); long cytoplasmic protrusion of some haptomonads (d); free-swimming epimastigotes (c, e). Scale-bars: a, 10 μm; b-d, 5 μm; e, 2 μm

Back to article page