Breaking the ice − simplified freeze-fracture of parasitic protists: a cost-effective approach without highly specialised equipment
This is a rapid and low-cost technique that reveals cell structures comparable to those observed using traditional freeze-fracture methods, although with reduced resolution.
Authors
- Marlene Benchimol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4957-8538)
- Wanderley de Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1895-1299)
- Luís Otávio Pacheco
- Kildare Miranda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9799-773X)
- Ana Paula Rocha Gadelha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1807-5938)
- Ma�rcia Attias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4355-3102)
- Raphael Verdan
- Sharmila Fiama das Neves Ortiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5592-2859)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- Universidade Unigranrio (BR)
- Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760250060
- Primary Topic
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00