ID#: 5221
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This photomicrograph reveals some of the ultrastructural details exhibited at the tail end of a Strongyloides filariform infective stage larvae on the left, and an unidentified hookworm on the right. Note the characteristic fork-shaped tip of the Strongyloides’ tail, which is a morphologic feature exhibited by this genus, when in its filariform stage of development.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Mae Melvin
Creation Date: 1980
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