Trichinella Larvae in Muscle Tissue

Worm-like helminth parasites are generally classified into two phyla, which are further subdivided into the flatworms (Platyhelminthes) and the roundworms (Nematoda). The digital image presented below was captured with the MIC-D operating in brightfield illumination, and illustrates a stained thin section of human muscle infected with encysted larvae of the Trichinella spiralis roundworm.