3. Protozoa (I) Flashcards
Disease caused by E. histolytica
Amoebic dysentery (amoebiasis)
IS of E. histolytica
Cysts
DS of E. histolytica
Cysts
Trophozoites
Number of nuclei of E. histolytica cysts
1-4 nuclei
Diagnostic characteristic for E. histolytica trophozoites
Ingested RBCs
Nonpathogenic protozoan identical to E. histolytica
Entamoeba dispar
DS of Entamoeba coli
Cysts
Trophozoites
Characteristic of E. coli cysts that differentiate it from E. histolytica
More than 4 nuclei (1-8 nuclei normally)
Known as “small race” E. histolytica
Entamoeba hartmanni
DS of E. hartmanni
Cysts
Trophozoites
Protozoan with blot-like karyosome in both cyst and trophozoite stages
Endolimax nana
DS of E. nana
Cysts
Trophozoites
Protozoan with “basket of flowers”-shaped nucleus in cyst form
Iodameoba bütschlii
Protozoan that stains well with iodine
Iodamoeba bütschlii
DS of I. bütschlii
Cysts (recognizable glycogen mass using iodine stain)
Trophozoites