Structure of Trichomonads as Revealed by Scanning Electron Microscopy*† |
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| Authors: | ANDRZEJ WARTOA B M HONIGBERG |
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| Institution: | Department of Zoology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 U.S.A.;Center for Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 3 Pasteura Street, Warsaw-00973, Poland |
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| Abstract: | SYNOPSIS.
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) study of Hypotrichomonas acosta (Moskowitz), Trichomonas vaginalis Donné. Pentatrichomonas hominis (Davaine), and Tritrichomonas foetus (Riedmüller) provided new information about the structure of the periflagellar canal: emergence of the flagella from the cell body; structure of the undulating membrane; and position, shape, and size of the pelta. Of special interest were the spatial relationships of the attached part of the recurrent flagellum and the accessory filament in Hypotrichomonas and in the members of Trichomonadinae, i.e. Trichomonas and Pentatrichomonas. |
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| Keywords: | Index Key Words: Hypotrichomonas acosta Trichomonas vaginalis Pentatrichomonas hominis Tritrichomonas foetus periflagellar canal flagella undulating membrane pelta scanning electron microscopy |
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