PROTOZOANS Flashcards
1
Q
Phylum sarcomastigophora
A
Sarcodina (pseudopods)
Mastigophora (flagella)
2
Q
Phylum ciliophora
A
Balantidium coli
3
Q
Phylum apicomplexa
A
Plasmodium spp
Cryptosporidium parvum
Isospora belli
Toxoplasma gondii
4
Q
American trypanosomiasis/Chagas disease
A
Trypanosoma cruzi
5
Q
West african
A
Trypanosoma bruceigambiense
6
Q
East african
A
Trypanosoma bruceirhodiense
7
Q
Ingest RBC
Cysts has 1-4 nuclei
Cigar/Sausage-shaped chromatoid bodies
A
Entamoeba histolytica
8
Q
Trophozoite w/ old man’s eyeglasses
A
Giardia lamblia
9
Q
Diarrhea in AIDS patients
A
Cryptosporidium parvum
10
Q
Cyst w/o glycogen vacuoles
A
Iodamoeba butschii
11
Q
Trophozoite with nucleus seen w/o difficulty in fresh, unsustained preparation
A
Entamoeba coli