Morphologic Aspects of Tetratrichomonas didelphidis Isolated from Opossums Didelphis marsupialis and Lutreolina crassicaudata

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 265-271

  Tasca, Tiana ^a   De Carli, Geraldo Attilio ^a   Glock, Luiz ^a   Jeckel Neto, Emílio Antônio ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Didelphis marsupialis; Flagellate protozoan; Lutreolina crassicaudata; Morphology; Tetratrichomonas didelphidis

Indexed keywords

DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS MARSUPIALIS; LUTREOLINA CRASSICAUDATA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PAVLOVA; PROTOZOA; TETRATRICHOMONAS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; GIEMSA STAIN; INTESTINE; OPOSSUM; PARASITOLOGY; TRICHOMONAS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; AZURE STAINS; INTESTINES; OPOSSUMS; TRICHOMONAS;

EID: 0035259046     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762001000200022     Document Type: Article

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