Fig. 3From: Screening and phylogenetic characterization of tick-borne pathogens in a population of dogs and associated ticks in EgyptGiemsa-stained hemolymph smears of R. sanguineus (s.l.) showed A: spherical and amoeboid form of Babesia canis. B: Mature club-shaped vermicules of B. canis. C: Hepatozoon canis mature oocysts. D: Non-infected plasmatocyte cell. E: Plasmatocyte cell after phagocytosis of Anaplasma spp. F: Plasmatocyte eliminate Anaplasma spp. by nodulation (1000×, bare = 5 µm)Back to article page