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Summary: Cryopreparation of live sporozoites and oocysts of the apicomplexan parasite , followed by transmission electron microscopy, was undertaken to show the 3D arrangement of organelles, their number and distribution. Profiles of parasites obtained from energy-filtering transmission electron microscopy of serial sections provided 3D reconstructions from which morphometric data and stereo images were derived. The results suggest that sporozoites have a single rhoptry containing an organized lamellar body, no mitochondria or conventional Golgi apparatus, and one or two crystalline bodies. Micronemes were shown to be spherical, numerous and apically located, and to account for 0·8% of the total cell volume. Dense granules were less numerous, larger, accounted for 5·8% of the cell volume, and were located more posteriorly than micronemes. A structure juxtaposed to the nucleus with similarities to the plastid-like organelle reported for other members of the Apicomplexa was observed. The detailed analysis illustrates the advantages of cryopreparation in retaining ultrastructural fidelity of labile or difficult to preserve structures such as the sporozoite of .

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