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Parasitology Lab 1 PDF
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PARASITOLOGY LABORATORY
E. histolytica
● Spherical
● 10-20 μm;
● (usually 12-15 μm)
● 1-4 nuclei
● Peripheral chromatin: fine, evenly distributed
● Karyosome: small, compact, usually central
E. coli
● Spherical or oval
● 10-35 μm
● Mature cyst: 8 nuclei (occasionally as many as 16)
● Peripheral chromatin: course, granular
● Karyosome: large, eccentric or central
5.
The most prominent diagnostic feature seen in the cyst of Iodamoeba butschlii
Cyst
● Uninucleated
● Large glycogen body that stains with iodine
● Mature cyst: 1 nucleus
● No peripheral chromatin
● Karyosome: large, eccentric, refractile granules may be on one side
6. Compare and contrast the cause and diagnostic features of PAM and GAE.