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- The most distinguishing feature of the Entamoeba coli is the eight-core nuclei, which develops as the cyst begins to mature. In the octonucleate cystic form, the glycogen vacuole is reabsorbed. Occasionally, the nuclei may replicate until it has 16 nuclei in total. The mature cyst is rich in glycogen with a refractile wall.
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Aug 23, 2023 · On initial microscopy, the cyst of Entamoeba coli typically has eight nuclei, while Entamoeba histolytica typically has four. The peripheral chromatin is coarse and irregularly clumped for Entamoeba coli and fine, evenly distributed for Entamoeba histolytica.
- Akhlema Haidar, Orlando De Jesus
- 2023/02/12
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 may be seen in unstained as well as stained specimens.
E. coli has cysts in size up to 10 to 35 micrometers, the shape is irregular, oval with a shell-like appearance that is more uniformed compared to E. histolytica, and has up to eight nuclei in the cyst compared to the four nuclei of E. histolytica.
- E. coli
- Entamoeba
Immature cysts typically have a large glycogen vacuole and two nuclei. Mature cysts have eight nuclei, with hypernucleate forms having 16 or more nuclei. The presence of an Entamoeba cyst in human stool with more than four nuclei is pathognomonic for E. coli (Ash and Orihel, 2007).
Cysts: 10-15 μm, mature cyst with 4 nuclei, immature cyst has 1 or 2 nuclei (nuclear characters difficult to see on wet prepn) 6-8 μm, mature cyst with 4 nuclei, immature cyst has 1 or 2 nuclei, two nucleated cysts very common: 15-25 μm, mature cyst has 8 nuclei, occasionally 16 or more nuclei
- R. Fotedar, D. Stark, N. Beebe, D. Marriott, J. T. Ellis, J. Harkness
- 10.1128/CMR.00004-07
- 2007
- Clin Microbiol Rev. 2007 Jul; 20(3): 511-532.
Aug 23, 2023 · Mature Entamoeba coli Cyst. This trichrome-stained photomicrograph depicts a mature Entamoeba coli cyst containing five clearly visible nuclei and what may have been a sixth nucleus, which was outside the focal plane and, therefore, out of focus. The cyst also contained a visible chromatoid body.
Aug 23, 2023 · Entamoeba coli is one of many non-pathogenic protozoa found in humans. It is transmitted through fecal-oral contact, and the mature cyst can be found in contaminated water. Typically, these protozoa inhabit the large intestinal tract and can be identified in diagnostic stool specimens.