Electron Microscope Observations of Trypanosoma equiperdum

Abstract

In ultra-thin sections of Trypanosoma equiperdum the blepharoplast appears to be limited by a membrane. In the center of the blepharoplastic area is the flagellum. The flagellum in cross section is composed of 9 peripheral and 2 central fibrils. The kinetoplast is a rod-shaped structure limited by a membrane. Internally, this organelle consists of lamellae oriented at right angles to the long axis of the rod. The undulating membrane is composed internally of a homogeneous matrix. This organelle is limited by a membrane which encloses the fibrils of the flagellum running along its outer border.