TY - JOUR
T1 - Light and Electron Microscopic Observations on Encystment of Acanthamoeba palestinensis, Reich
AU - LASMAN, M.
PY - 1977/5
Y1 - 1977/5
N2 - SYNOPSIS. The ultrastructural changes occurring during encystment of Acanthamoeba palestinensis have been investigated. The cyst wall consists of endocyst and exocyst, both having the same fine structure. At irregular intervals in the cyst wall ostioles occupied by opercula are present. The nuclear membrane forms bulb‐shaped projections and releases vesicles bounded by double membranes into the cytoplasm. Dense nucleolus‐like bodies of different sizes and variable numbers are found in the nucleus of every cyst. The importance of the cyst structure as a taxonomic criterion is discussed.
AB - SYNOPSIS. The ultrastructural changes occurring during encystment of Acanthamoeba palestinensis have been investigated. The cyst wall consists of endocyst and exocyst, both having the same fine structure. At irregular intervals in the cyst wall ostioles occupied by opercula are present. The nuclear membrane forms bulb‐shaped projections and releases vesicles bounded by double membranes into the cytoplasm. Dense nucleolus‐like bodies of different sizes and variable numbers are found in the nucleus of every cyst. The importance of the cyst structure as a taxonomic criterion is discussed.
KW - Acanthamoeba palestinensis
KW - encystment
KW - light microscopy
KW - transmission electron microscopy
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1977.tb00972.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1977.tb00972.x
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C2 - 881652
AN - SCOPUS:0017370532
SN - 0022-3921
VL - 24
SP - 244
EP - 248
JO - Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
JF - Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
IS - 2
ER -