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Electron microscopic observations of toxoplasma ‘Nicolle et Manceaux’ grown in tissue cultures (first note)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

H. Meyer  and
I. de Andrade Mendonça
H. Meyer
Affiliation:
Institute de Biofísica da Universidade do Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
I. de Andrade Mendonça
Affiliation:
Institute de Biofísica da Universidade do Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
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Toxoplasma ‘Nicolle et Manceaux’ has been examined in the electron microscope in in toto preparations from tissue cultures.

The extracellular as well as the intracellular forms of the parasite are too thick for an adequate penetration of the electron beam, and the inner structure of Toxoplasma is not revealed in these preparations.

The whole parasite is covered by a very delicate, transparent mantle which may extend to form large membranes. They show no structure in the electron microscope. No sheath has been observed which protects the shape of the parasite. Most of the free forms have an irregular surface and tend to become flat and large.

Several pictures illustrate the way in which Toxoplasma penetrates the tissue cells. In the beginning of parasitism the limits between cytoplasm and parasite are difficult to recognize. The region of the cytoplasm around the parasite is gradually dissolved and a vacuole is formed.

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Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 45 , Issue 3-4 , November 1955 , pp. 449 - 451
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1955

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