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The murine whipworm (Trichuris muris)
The function of the bacillary band, a specialised morphological structure of Trichuris spp. and other related parasitic nematodes, is poorly understood. The potential function as an external gut was explored using a fluorescent glucose analogue (6-NBDG). In T. muris, 6-NBDG accumulated in the bacillary band (bright green), and was later found inside the worm in the stichosome. Hence, it is possible that the bacillary band is involved in the uptake of chemical compounds, including anthelmintic drugs. Hansen et al.
Image Credit: Tina V. A. Hansen
Citation: (2016) PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Issue Image | Vol. 10(9) September 2016. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 10(9): ev10.i09. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pntd.v10.i09
Published: September 30, 2016
Copyright: © 2016 Hansen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
The function of the bacillary band, a specialised morphological structure of Trichuris spp. and other related parasitic nematodes, is poorly understood. The potential function as an external gut was explored using a fluorescent glucose analogue (6-NBDG). In T. muris, 6-NBDG accumulated in the bacillary band (bright green), and was later found inside the worm in the stichosome. Hence, it is possible that the bacillary band is involved in the uptake of chemical compounds, including anthelmintic drugs. Hansen et al.
Image Credit: Tina V. A. Hansen