Fertilised Ascaris lumbricoides egg, light micrograph

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Light micrograph of a fertilized Ascaris lumbricoides egg, containing a visible embryo. Ascaris lumbricoides is a roundworm that is an intestinal parasite of humans.

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Photo credit: © CDC/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: -, ascaris, biological, biology, egg, embryo, embryonation, fauna, fertilised, fertilized, invertebrate, large, light, lm, lumbricoides, micrograph, nature, parasite, parasitic, roundworm, zoological, zoology