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Fig. 9 | Parasites & Vectors

Fig. 9

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

Fig. 9

Scanning electron microphotograph showing developmental stages of Cryptosporidium chipmunk genotype I on cecal mucosal epithelium in experimentally infected Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) killed 16 days post infection (DPI) (a–c) and SCID mouse (Mus musculus) killed 30 DPI (d–f). a and d Surface of cecum covered with developmental stages, b released zoite (z); c merozoites (me) budding from residual body (rb); e zoites invading host tissue (z) with formation of merozoites covered with parasitophorous sac (me) and surrounded by elongated microvilli (mi), f mature meront with fully developed merozoites (me) with recognizable apical part (ap). Scale bars included in each figure

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Parasites & Vectors

ISSN: 1756-3305

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