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From: A fast, non-invasive, quantitative staining protocol provides insights in Plasmodium falciparum gamete egress and in the role of osmiophilic bodies

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Wheat germ agglutinin-stained uninfected and infected red blood cells. A) Human uninfected RBCs stained by WGA-conjugated Texas Red observed in bright field and under UV light. Scale bar: 20 μm. B) Mature gametocyte (left panel), non-egressed gamete (centre), egressed gamete (right panel) stained with WGA-conjugated Texas Red. The Laveran’s bib can be seen in the gametocyte as a brighter fluorescent area. Scale bar: 5 μm. BF: bright field. Tx-R: Texas Red.

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Malaria Journal

ISSN: 1475-2875

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