Protozoa Flashcards
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Ciliates
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Move by rapid beating of cilia that cover their cell membrane
Potential pathogenic species:
•Balantidium coli
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Ameoba
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Simple ameboid forms
Move by bulging and retracting their cytoplasm
Pathogenic species:
• entamoeba histolytica
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Flagellates
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Posses one or more flagella for motility
Potential pathogens:
• Giardia lamblia
• Trichomonas vaginalis
• Trypanosoma
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Apicomplexa
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No structures for locomotion
Pathogenic species:
• Taxoplasma gondii
• Plasmodium
- Malaria parasite
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Coccidia
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A subphylum of Apicomplexa
All star of parasite development are intracellular
Cryptosporidium
Cyclosora
Isosporo
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Microspora
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Obligate intracellular spore producing Protozoa
More than 1,200 species
Human Pathogens: • Enterocytozoon • Encephalitozoon • Nosema • Pleistophora