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. 2014 Oct 1;13:389. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-389

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© Suaréz-Cortés et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2014

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Red blood cell membrane disruption in gametes egress. A) Gamete egress observed on live (left and central panels, WGA-Alexa488 staining) and fixed (right panel, WGA-Texas Red staining) parasites. B) Two gametes within the same red blood cell. The host cell shows in one case an intact membrane (left panel) and a single opening at the start of gamete egress (right panel). Scale bars: 5 μm. BF: bright field. WGA: wheat germ agglutinin.