Hentzer B, Kobayasi T
Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand B. 1977 Apr;85(2):153-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1977.tb01689.x.
The ultrastructure of the amastigote stage of Leishmania tropica has been studied. The present work reports on new observations on the fine structure of the basal body, prokinosome and flagellum. The basal body is composed of a centriole-like structure and a transitional zone continuous with the proximal part of the flagellum. The centriole-like part consists of nine peripheral triplet tubules and an indistinct dense central core. The transitional zone consists of nine peripheral doublet tubules and two central cylinders. The centriole-like prokinosome is present parallel and close to the basal body. The flagellum arises from the transitional zone of the body and has the classical axoneme (9+2) structure. However, at the tip of the flagellum the central tubules are replaced by one of the peripheral doublet tubules. The ultrastructural findings, as compared with previous studies of Leishmania, are discussed.
已对热带利什曼原虫无鞭毛体阶段的超微结构进行了研究。本研究报告了关于基体、动质体和鞭毛精细结构的新观察结果。基体由一个类中心粒结构和一个与鞭毛近端相连的过渡区组成。类中心粒部分由九个外周三联微管和一个不清晰的致密中央核心组成。过渡区由九个外周双联体微管和两个中央圆柱体组成。类中心粒动质体与基体平行且靠近基体存在。鞭毛从虫体的过渡区发出，具有经典的轴丝（9+2）结构。然而，在鞭毛顶端，中央微管被一个外周双联体微管取代。并将这些超微结构研究结果与先前对利什曼原虫的研究进行了讨论。
