The Kinetoplast of Trypanosomatids: From Early Studies of Electron Microscopy to Recent Advances in Atomic Force Microscopy

Figure 5

Deep-etching analysis of the kinetoplast of T. cruzi (a) and A. deanei (b). The images show the arrangement of kDNA fibers as well as the filaments connecting the kDNA to the flagellum (arrows). In the kinetoplast of A. deanei, the presence of globular structures is indicated by arrowheads. b = basal body; f = flagellum; k = kinetoplast. The scale bar corresponds to 0.25 μm. (a) was reproduced from [20], and (b) was reproduced from [24].

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