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The ultrastructure of the tegument of adult Schistosoma haematobium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

B. Leitch ,
A. J. Probert  and
N. W. Runham
B. Leitch
Affiliation:
School of Animal Biology, University College of North Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW
A. J. Probert
Affiliation:
School of Animal Biology, University College of North Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW
N. W. Runham
Affiliation:
School of Animal Biology, University College of North Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW
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Summary

The ultrastructure of the tegument of Schistosoma haematobium was examined using scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The surface of the male worm is characterized by numerous raised tubercles bearing apically directed spines. The female in contrast to the male is cylindrical and relatively smooth. Details of oral and ventral suckers are given. The use of uranyl acetate as a tertiary fixative and en bloc stain has revealed the heptalaminate nature of the outer membrane. Tegumental mitochondria are shown to be morphologically more complex than those of S. mansoni. Spherical and elliptical inclusion bodies are also described. The ultrastructure of the oesophageal tegument of S. haematobium is described for the first time and corresponds with earlier observations of S. mansoni.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 89 , Issue 1 , August 1984 , pp. 71 - 78
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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