Protozoa Para Lab Flashcards
7 species of amoeba in humans
E. histolytica E. dispar E. moshkovskii E. hartmanni E. coli Endolimax nana Iodamoeba butschlii
Used to differentiate
E. histo
E. dispar
E. moshkovskii
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Restricted Fragment Length Polymorphism
- Monoclonal antibody typing
Diagnostic stage of Naegleria
Cyst or trophs
What is the opposite of E. histolytica in morphology
E. coli
Lab diagnosis of Flagellates
Trophs or cyst in stool
Habitat of flagellates
Small intestine
Flagellate that is bilaterally similar
Giardia lamblia
No. Of nucleus in Giardia lamblia
2-4 nucleus
Old man w/ glasses
What motility?
Giardia lamblia troph
Falling leaf motility
Diagnosis of Giardia lamblia
DFS Concentration technique Entero-string test Duodenal biopsy ELISA using giardial antigen in stool
Smallest flagellate
Trichomonas tenax
Trichomonas tenax inhabits?
Oral cavity
Flagellate that has no known cyst stage
Trichomonas tenax
Largest trichomonas
Trichomonas vaginalis
Motility of T. vaginalis
Jerky/thumbling