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Fig. 11 | Parasites & Vectors

Fig. 11

From: Cryptosporidium mortiferum n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae), the species causing lethal cryptosporidiosis in Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris)

Fig. 11

Developmental stages of Cryptosporidium chipmunk genotype I in mucosal smears obtained from the cecum of SCID mouse (Mus musculus) experimentally infected with 100,000 oocysts and killed 30 days post infection. a Oocyst; b sporozoite; c, d mononuclear trophozoite; e eight-nuclei meront; f merozoites from eight-nuclei meront; g four-nuclei meront; h merozoites from four-nuclei meront; i and j microgamont; k macrogamont and l zygote. Bar = 10 μm

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