Intestine ultrastructure of the facultative parasite Halicephalobus gingivalis (Nematoda: Panagrolaimidae)

Nematology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 859-868

  Fonderie, Pamela ^a   Willems, Maxime ^a   Bert, Wim ^a   Houthoofd, Wouter ^a   Steel, Hanne ^a   Claeys, Myriam ^a   Borgonie, Gaëtan ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alimentary tract; Branched microvilli; Parasitism; TEM

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; NEMATODE; PARASITE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EQUIDAE; HALICEPHALOBUS GINGIVALIS; NEMATODA; PANAGROLAIMIDAE;

EID: 71049178558     PISSN: 13885545     EISSN: 15685411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854109X428025     Document Type: Article

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