Ultrastructural and cytochemical identification of peroxisomes in Balantidium coli, Ciliophora

• Authors: B. Skotarczak
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Peroxisomes of the trophozoites of Balantidium coli isolated from pig intestine content were investigated, using ultrastructural and cytochemical techniques. The peroxisomes of B. coli trophozoites from pigs with subclinical balantidiasis are less then 0.8 mm in diameter whereas those from pigs with acute balantidiasis are greater than 0.8 mum in diameter. In all the trophozoites peroxisomes are round, oval or dumb-bell shaped. Catalase as an indicative enzyme was detected by cytochemical techniques in B. coli peroxisomes.

Keywords

EN

CILIATA; PEROXISOME

Discipline

• EXPERIMENTAL_BIOLOGY_&_MEDICINE: EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY & MEDICINE

• Publisher: Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Folia Biologica
• Year: 1997
• Volume: 45
• Pages: 117-120

Contributors

author

B. Skotarczak

• Document Type: article
• Publication order reference: B.Skotarczak, Faculty of Biology, Department of Genetics, Szczecin University, Lukasinskiego 43, 71-215 Szczecin, Poland