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Scanning electron microscopy of Blastocystis hominis cysts
1Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical College, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. vzaman@akuc.edu
Parasitology Research
|July 11, 1998
Abstract:
Scanning electron microscopy of Blastocystis hominis cysts reveals that some cysts have an outer coat, whereas others are naked. If intact, the outer coat forms a fan-like structure around the cyst and its surface is granular. The fragmented outer coat adheres to other cysts and bacteria, forming irregular clumps.