A large number of trypanosomatids was seen in the latex of the milkweed plant Euphorbia hyssopifolia found in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The parasites, which belong to the genus Phytomonas, were isolated and axenically cultivated in a biphasic culture medium. The form and the structural organization of the parasites as found in the intact plant, in the isolated latex, and in the culture medium was studied by scanning and transmission electron microscopy.
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