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  • Title: Electron microscopy of Eimeria acervulina macrogametogony and oocyst wall formation.
    Author: Pittilo RM, Ball SJ.
    Journal: Parasitology; 1984 Aug; 89 ( Pt 1)():1-7. PubMed ID: 6472880.
    Abstract:
    Macrogametogony and the formation of the oocyst wall has been examined in Eimeria acervulina. Macrogametes develop within a parasitophorous vacuole. Within the cytoplasm can be observed wall-forming bodies of Type I (WFBI) and Type II (WFBII), a nucleus, mitochondria, canaliculi and polysaccharide granules. WFBII are unusual in possessing a membrane internal to the granular endoplasmic reticulum. Formation of the outer layer of the oocyst wall is preceded by the separation of a veil membrane, and accompanied by morphological changes in the WFBI. WFBI material is deposited between the veil-forming membrane and the two cytoplasmic membranes. A newly formed membrane divides this outer layer during its early development. The inner layer of the oocyst wall is formed from WFBII material which is deposited between the cytoplasmic limiting membranes. The outer layer of the oocyst wall consists of granular and osmiophilic parts, but the inner layer of the wall is homogeneous.
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