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. 2016 Jul 12;7:1046. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01046

FIGURE 8.

FIGURE 8

Histological sections of T. putrescentiae: (A) Total view of T. putrescentiae with bacteriocyte (arrows); (B) details of the previous image; the arrows point to guanine crystals near the post-colon; (C) sagittal section of the mite body with bacteriocyte (arrows); (E) details of the previous image with spherical bacteria; (F) localization of bacteriocytes with spherical bacteria, (F) details of the bacteriocyte with rod-shaped bacteria. Staining: (A,B) Mann Dominici, (C,D) Ziehl–Neelsen, (E,F) Masson’s triple stain; Scales. (A,C) 100 μm, (D–F) 25 μm. ca, caecum; fb, food bolus; myc, bacteriocyte; pc, post-colon; sg, synganglion.