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Geziella Aurea Aparecida Damasceno Souza1, Fernando Veloso Caldeira Barcellos1, Juliana Pimenta Cruz1

  • 1Campus Universitário Professor Darcy Ribeiro - Av. Prof. Rui Braga, s/n - Vila Mauricéia, Montes Claros, MG 39401-089, Brazil.

Parasitology International
|August 13, 2026
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Summary

Gold coating for Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus larvae can obscure ultra-structural details. Uncoated samples offer richer fine details, making them preferable for certain Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus studies.

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AcaridIxodidaIxodidaeMicrographyMicroscopeTickUltrastructure

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