Egg measured 60*40 um and contains a larvae.
This is similar to Clonorchis sinensis eggs, but there is no terminal button. In addition it looks like a larva, not a mirasidium like a trematoda egg in general.
It is unfortunate when the image is enlarged to break out the resolution. We're sorry we can not identify clearly.
It is unfortunate when the image is enlarged to break out the resolution. We're sorry we can not identify clearly.
I have found adult Moniliformis moniliformis within the intestines of the rat with the unidentified egg. Could this egg with the larvae possibly be an acanthocephalan?
Sorry if the image appears not very clear but that is what the exact egg containing the larvae looked like.
The egg was identified as a Spiruroid, Protospirura sp.
It is also similar to eggs of Pterygodermatites spp. , common nematodes of rats.
Hi, we can not rule out the egg as a Spiruroid egg, however, the infection of Strongyloides spp. in rat is not uncommon. Further confirmation can be made by observation of larvae and specifically the oesophagous part.
It is Strongyloides ratti, ovoid, thin smooth shell and contains larva 1.
I agree, it looks like a Spirurid egg. Check out this link for an inexpensive camera option for the microscope. I use the 10mp version in my lab, but this is the one I recommend to my students as an alternative to I-phone images.
http://www.amscope.com/accessories/camera/brand-new-still-photo-and-video-microscope-camera-usb2-0.html
Dear Camille-Marie,
It is an old question, but I am interested what was the final diagnosis?
P.S. Someone suggested Toxocara canis - for sure it is not Toxocara!
Regards
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