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Aug 23, 2023 · Entamoeba coli, similar to other Entamoeba specifies, has three distinct morphological forms: trophozoite, pre-cystic stage, and cystic stage. The trophozoite form, which measures 20 to 25 μm, is minimally mobile. [23]
- Akhlema Haidar, Orlando De Jesus
- 2023/02/12
Entamoeba coli . E. coli cysts in concentrated wet mounts. Cysts of Entamoeba coli are usually spherical but may be elongated and measure 10–35 µm. Mature cysts typically have 8 nuclei but may have as many as 16 or more. Entamoeba coli is the only Entamoeba species found in humans that has more than four nuclei in the cyst stage. The nuclei ...
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MORPHOLOGY Cysts of Entamoeba are approximately spherical or oval in shape, but sometimes appear irregular. Dobell (1928) compared the uniformly round cysts of E. histolytica formed in cultures, with the more irregularly shaped cysts sometimes found in stools, and suggested that when cysts are formed in intestinal contents which are
Entamoeba coli, E. hartmanni, E. polecki, Endolimax nana, and Iodamoeba buetschlii are generally considered nonpathogenic and reside in the large intestine of the human host . Both cysts and trophozoites of these species are passed in stool and considered diagnostic .
Cysts of Entamoeba coli are usually spherical, but may be elongated, and measure 10 to 35 µm. Mature cysts typically have 8 nuclei but may have as many as 16 or more. Entamoeba coli is the only species in the genus encountered in humans with more than four nuclei in the cyst stage. The nuclei may be seen in unstained as well as stained specimens.
Entamoeba coli is a non-pathogenic amoeba with world wide distribution. Its life cycle is similar to that of E. histolytica but it does not have an invasive stage and do not ingest red blood cells. Morphology of Cysts . Cysts of E. coli are 15 - 30 in diameter and contain 1 - 8 nuclei.
Pathogenic Entamoeba species must be differentiated from other intestinal protozoa such as the nonpathogenic amebae (Entamoeba coli, E. hartmanni, E. gingivalis, Endolimax nana, Iodamoeba buetschlii) and the flagellate Dientamoeba fragilis. Morphologic differentiation among these is possible, but potentially complicated, based on morphologic ...
