Volume 2, Number 3—July 1996
Synopsis
Application of Molecular Techniques to the Diagnosis of Microsporidial Infection
Figure 3

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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