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. 1984 Sep 1;25(3):322–326. doi: 10.1186/BF03547246

Cryptosporidiosis in Tanzanian Goat Kids: Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopic Observations

Kryptosporidiose hos Tanzanianske kje. Scanning- og transmisjonselektronmikroskopiske funn.

J A Matovelo 1,2,✉, T Landsverk 1,2, G Amaya Posada 1,2
PMCID: PMC8287435  PMID: 6524571

Abstract

Trophozoites, gametes, and schizonts characteristic of Cryptosporidia were demonstrated in 2 Tanzanian goat kids. In a heavily infected kid the parasite was associated with villous atrophy and crypt hyperplasia. An enhanced epithelial cell ageing and extrusion rate, possibly due to a drain on cell metabolites by the parasite, is suggested. The protozoan seemed to induce host cell specializations, including parasitophorous envelope and development of smooth-membraned vesicles. The vesicles possibly have a function in the transport of nutrients from the host cell to the parasite.

Keywords: ultrasonics, dogs, bitches

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