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Endolimax Nana: Diagnostic Features of Trophs in Wet Preparations
Endolimax Nana: Diagnostic Features of Trophs in Wet Preparations
Endolimax nana
Diagnostic features of cysts in wet preparations Oval round shape Size 5-14uM One to four small difficult to see nuclei which are often grouped together, sometimes on one end (best seen with iodine or permanent stain) No chromatoid bars / bodies Glycogen vacuoles almost never seen
E. nana cysts
Iodamoeba butschlii
Diagnostic features of troph in wet preparations
Irregular shape with blunt pseudopods Non-directional sluggish motility Numerous bacteria filled vacuoles One indistinct nucleus (best seen with permanent stain) Huge dense karyosome vs E. nana: larger usually 12-15uM other distinguishing characteristics best seen in permanent stain