BACTERIA-LIKE ENDOSYMBIONTS IN BLASTOCYSTIS SP

Bacteria-like endosymbionts in Blastocystis sp. International Journal for Parasitology 24: 147-149. Bacteria-like endosymbionts were found i n vacuolar cells and cysts of Blastocystis sp. from duck and monkey fa ecal material. The organisms ultrastructurally resembled Gram-negative bacilli, and were present in the nucleus of Blastocvstis sp. from the duck and in the cytoplasm of Blastocystis sp. from the monkey. Based on size and differences in intracellular location, it is probable that these represent two distinct species of organisms.