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Sleeping sickness. trypanosoma brucei gambiense: blood form. mostly there are slender elongated forms (25-40 µm). they have an undulating membrane and a flagellum. inside there is the kinetoplast.
sleeping sickness. trypanosoma brucei gambiense: blood forms. the undulating membrane and the flagellum are clearly visible. the kinetoplast is located finely in the anterior part of the trypansosomes. the nucleus is prominently (dark pink) visible inside.
Sleeping sickness. Trypanosoma brucei gambiense: blood form.
Sleeping sickness. Glossina wing. Typical for the glossines is the hatchet-shaped central cell in the wing.
Sleeping sickness. brain biopsy with Trypanosoma brucei spp. the trypomastigotes can be recognized by the tortuous form with the undulating membrane and the flagellum. inside, the cell nucleus and the kinetoplast can be seen.