B. Skotarczak, ULTRASTRUCTURAL AND CYTOCHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION OF PEROXISOMES IN BALANTIDIUM-COLI, CILIOPHORA, Folia Biologica, 45(3-4), 1997, pp. 117-120
Peroxisomes of the trophozoites of Balantidium coli isolated from pig
intestine content were investigated, using ultrastructural and cytoche
mical techniques. The peroxisomes of B. coil trophozoites from pigs wi
th subclinical balantidiasis are less then 0.8 mm in diameter whereas
those from pigs with acute balantidiasis are greater than 0.8 mu m in
diameter. In all the trophozoites peroxisomes are round, oval or dumb-
bell shaped. Catalase as an indicative enzyme was detected by cytochem
ical techniques in B. coli peroxisomes.