Protozoa Flashcards
Protozoan parasites do not possess a cell wall
True
For nutrition, food synthesis and storage
Endoplasm
Protozoan special organs for locomotion
Pseudopods (sarcodina)
Flagella (mastigopora)
Cillia (cilliophora)
Nonmotile (sporozoans/coccidians)
Intestinal ameba
A. Sarcodina
B. Cilliophora
C. Mastigopora
D. Coccidians
A. Sarcodina
Trophozoites are motile, feeding, & vegetative
Yes/true
Sarcodina inhabit the large intestine except
E. gingivalis
All Sarcodina are commensals except
E. histolytica
Sarcodina undergoes encystation except
E. gingivalis
Sarcodina divide through
Binary fission
What locomotion organ does intestinal ameba possess?
Pseudopods
Mass of chromatin
Karyosome
Condensed RNA nuclei
Chromatoidal bodies
True ameba possess peripheral chromatin & chromatoidal bodies in cyst and trophozoites
True
Entamoeba are true ameba
True
What genus belong to other classification of ameba (not rue ameba)?
Endolimax & Iodamoeba
Enolimax & Iodamoeba possess peripheral chromatin & chromatoidal bodies
False
Conditions that may trigger encystation
Amoeba over population
pH Change
Food supply
Available oxygen
Final host of E. histolytica & E. oli
Man
E. coli & E. histolytica habitat
Large intestine
E. coli & E. histolytica MOT
Ingestion of infective stage
Pathogenecity of E. histolytica parasite
Pathogenic
Pathogenecity of E. coli parasite
Commensal
How many nuclie does E. histolytica have?
1-4 /Quadrinucleate
How many nuclei does E. coli have?
1-8
Karyosome characteristics of E. histolytica cyst
Small, centrally located
Karyosome characteristics of E. coli cyst
Large, irregular shape, eccentrically located
Peripheral chromatin characteristic of E. histolytica cyst
Finely, evenly distributed
peripheral chromatin characteristics of E. coli cyst
Coarse & granular, irregularly shaped, unevenly distributed, arranged along nuclear membrane
E. histolytica cyst cytoplasm characteristics
Finely granular, clean-looking
E. coli cyst cytoplasm characteristics
Coarse & granulated, dirty looking
Rod-shaped, sausage, cigar shaped chromatoidal bar
E. histolytica
Splinter-like with pointed ends chromatoidal bar
E. coli
coli or histo: thin nuclear membrane
histolytica
coli or histo: Thick nuclear membrane
coli
Used to differentiate E. histolytica from E. dispar
Isoenzyme analysis
RBC is present in E. histolytica, absent in _____
E. dispar
Small race of E. histolytica, no RBCs
E. hartmani
Also known as/ well known as Laredo Strain, needs serologic analysis to be identified
E. moshkovski
How many nuclei does E. histolytica & coli trophozoites have?
1
E. coli & histolytica trophozoite shape
Irregular, varies in size and form
Directional, unidirectional & progressive movement
E. histolytica (trophozoite)
Nondirectional, Nonprogressive, sluggish movement
E. coli (trophozoite)
Hyaline, dendritic & finger-like, blunt/extended pseudopodia
E. histolytica (trophozoite)
Granular, blunt, rounded pseudopodia
E. coli (trophozoite)
Explosive manner of release of pseudopodia
E. histolytica (trophozoite)
Several at a time (manner of release of peudopodia)
E. coli (trophozoite)
E. histolytica trophozoite nucleus content
1 karyosome
E. coli trophozoite nucleus content
1 uneven peripheral chromatin
E. histolytica trophozoite Inclusion
RBC
E. coli trophozoite inclusion
Vacuoles
Coli or histo trophozoite: Finely granular, clean- looking, w/ crystalline- array of ribosomes, “Ground-glass appearance”
E. histolytica
coli or histo: Coarse and granulated, Dirty looking usually vacuolated
E. coli
Ameba of oral cavity
Entamoeba gingivalis
MOT of E. gingivalis
Direct contact (Kissing)
Habitat of E. gingivalis
Gums
Line of teeth
Tartar
Gingival pocket of teeth of unhealthy/healthy mouths
Pathogenecity of E. gingivalis
Nonpathogenic
But seen in patients with Pyorrhea alveolaris
How many nuclei does E. gingivalis trophozoite have?
1
E. gingivalis karyosome characteristics
Small, centrally located
Pseudopodia of E. gingivalis is similar to _____ but does not exhibit true progressive locomotion
E. histolytica
Cytoplasm of E. gingivalis has ____ that contains cellular debris and numerous bacteria
Food vacuoles
Parasite found in intestines of pigs and monkeys
E. polecki
How many nuclei does E. polecki cyst have?
1
E. polecki cyst chromatoidal body is ___?
Angular and pointed
E. polecki cyst possess glycogen mass
True
E. polecki cyst karyosome characteristics
Cetral, evenly distributed peripheral chromatin
How many nuclei does E. polecki trophozoite have?
1
Describe E. polecki trophozoite movement
Sluggish
E. polecki trophozoite locomotion mechanism/ movement
more blunt/extended used for feeding than locomotion
Endolimax nana cyst description
Cross-eyed
E. nana cyst contains ___ nuclei
2-4
Chromatoidal body in E. nana cyst is rarely seen
True
Describe E. nana cyst karyosome
Blotlike
How many nuclei does E. nana trophozoite have?
1
E. nana trophozoite karyosome description
Large, irregular, blot-like
E. nana trophozoite movement
Sluggish, usually nonprogressive
E. nana trophozoite Cytoplasm description
Granular, vacuolated, may contain bacteria & inclusions
E. nana trophozoite has peripheral chromatin
False
Naegleria fowleri infective stage
Trophozoite