AMEBOSTOMES ON THE AMEBA ACANTHAMOEBA-CASTELLANII (ACANTHAMOEBIDAE, AMEBIDA)

Authors
UBELAKER JE FARMER ML MARTIN JH
Citation
Je. Ubelaker et al., AMEBOSTOMES ON THE AMEBA ACANTHAMOEBA-CASTELLANII (ACANTHAMOEBIDAE, AMEBIDA), Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, 113(2), 1994, pp. 211-215
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Microscopy
Journal title
Transactions of the American Microscopical Society → ACNP
ISSN journal
00030023
Volume
113
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
211 - 215
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-0023(1994)113:2<211:AOTAA(>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Acanthamoeba castellanii was cultured on collagen shields and observed by scanning electron microscopy. The study revealed the presence of a cup-like depression, termed an amebostome, on the surface of the orga nism that aids in phagocytosis of cell material. Similar structures we re found using transmission electron microscopy on the trophozoites fr om human corneal shields cultured in vitro.