Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Application of Molecular Techniques to the Diagnosis of Microsporidial Infection

Daniel P. Fedorko

and Yasmine M. Hijazi

Author affiliations: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

Figure 3

Transmission electron micrograph of a cell culture-derived Encephalitozoon intestinalis spore showing the polar tubule in the process of being extruded. The coiled arrangement of the tubule within the spore is clearly demonstrated. Original magnification, x39,000.

Figure 3. Transmission electron micrograph of a cell culture-derived Encephalitozoon intestinalis spore showing the polar tubule in the process of being extruded. The coiled arrangement of the tubule within the spore is clearly demonstrated. Original magnification, x39,000.

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