Looks like an eosin stain was used not iodine. cryotosporidium oocyst will be greenish (apple green) using eosin stain while it's clear/transparent if iodine is used. -pacman
looks to me like Cryptosporidium sp., it doesn't have the characteristic 'broken glass' internal appearance of cyclospora which would be a differential.
Hello I was wondering if there was an email address which i could send a photo for identification?. I have been searching on line for weeks but still can't find anything that could identify this parasite which came from a human. many thanks :)
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9 comments:
Cryptosporidium parvum or Cryptosporidium hominis. Molecular detection is needed in order to confirm the species.
Cryptosporidium spp. Too small for Cyclospora
Lee
Looks like an eosin stain was used not iodine. cryotosporidium oocyst will be greenish (apple green) using eosin stain while it's clear/transparent if iodine is used.
-pacman
agreed, cryptosporidium
looks to me like Cryptosporidium sp., it doesn't have the characteristic 'broken glass' internal appearance of cyclospora which would be a differential.
Cryptosporidium sp.
acid fast, 4-5 um
Agree with cryptosporidium
Agree with Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts.
Wan Hafiz
Hello I was wondering if there was an email address which i could send a photo for identification?. I have been searching on line for weeks but still can't find anything that could identify this parasite which came from a human. many thanks :)
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