Nematodirus - whole worm

Group: Bursate, non-migratory nematode
Host species: cattle, sheep
Features:

This scanning EM image shows the twisted form of an individual worm which can lead to the formation of large clumps in the lumen of the gut when they are present in large numbers.

 

 

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