ID#: 1146
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This photomicrograph offers a closer view of PHIL 1144, focusing in on the posterior end of a Mansonella perstans microfilaria, also known as Dipetalonema perstans. M. perstans is one of the pathogens responsible for causing what is known as human lymphatic filariasis.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Lee Moore
Creation Date: 1979
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