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| Table of Contents > Protozoans > Amoeba > Entamoeba coli morphology > Entamoeba coli artifacts |
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Entamoeba coli compared to artifacts |
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Entamoeba
coli
trophozoite |
Epithelial
cell
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| Phase Contrast Microscopy x 400 | |
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Entamoeba
coli
mature cyst |
Polymorphonuclear
leucocytes |
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| Phase Contrast Microscopy x 400 | |
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Entamoeba
coli
uninucleate cyst |
Polymorphonuclear
leucocytes |
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| Trichrome Stain x 1000 | |
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Entamoeba
coli
trophozoite |
Macrophage
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| Phase Contrast Microscopy x 400 | ||
| Other Parasites | ||
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Entamoeba
coli
uninucleate cyst |
Entamoeba
histolytica cyst |
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To
the left, uninucleate cysts can be seen with a large central glycogen vacuole
pushing the nucleus to the margin of the cyst. Note the eccentrically placed
karyosome.
This could be confused with pathogenic Entamoeba histolytica, seen on the right. |
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