P. falciparum merozoite morphology changes post erythrocyte invasion. Parasites were fixed <12 min following merozoite invasion and labelled by IFA using standard markers for the PV (RAP1, red), parasite plasma membrane (MSP1-19, green) and nucleus (40,6–diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI), blue). (a) Widefield deconvolution microscopy identified various morphological changes that had occurred within this period, including pseudopodia-like extensions (top) and whorl-like extensions (bottom). Scale bar, 2.5 mm.

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