<i >Hepatozoon</i>, photomicrograph, blood, turkey vulture

Hepatozoon, photomicrograph, blood, turkey vulture

Photomicrograph of a blood smear from a turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), showing Hepatozoon gametocytes in the cytoplasm of a mononuclear leukocyte. Original magnification 1,000X.

Courtesy of Dr. D. E. Scott.