ID#: 11643
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This scanning electron microscopic (SEM) image clearly showed the ventral surface of a Giardia muris trophozoite. The ventral adhesive disk resembles a suction cup, where overlapping microtubules in the cytoplasm form a number “6”-shaped figure. Giardia muris has four pairs of flagella that are responsible for the organism’s motility. The adhesive disk facilitates adherence of the protozoan to the luminal intestinal surface.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Stan Erlandsen
Creation Date: 2000
Photo Credit: Dr. Stan Erlandsen
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