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Ultrastructure of the nucleus of the Iodamoeba bütschlii cyst
1Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical College, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. vzaman@akuc.edu
Parasitology Research
|June 4, 1998
Abstract:
The ultrastructure of the Iodamoeba bütschlii cyst from human feces was studied. The glycogen mass appears as a compact dense body in the cytoplasm without any surrounding membrane. The cytoplasm has no mitochondrion. The nucleus shows a distinct nucleolus filled with electron-dense particles. On one side of the nucleolus are electron-dense cytoplasmic masses measuring 200-400 nm. The nuclear membrane is two-layered and shows pores.