This week's case was donated by Florida Fan - a lovely classic protozoan parasite seen in a concentrated wet prep of stool, and trichrome-stained specimen. Each line on the scale bar in the first 2 images represents 2.5 micrometers. Identification?
Whenever I lecture or teach on this subject, I always ask my students or the audience if they can count to 5. And if they can, then they should be capable of identifying this species!
That's all I will say until more answers roll in...
Considering the number of nuclei in the second picture, Entamoeba coli?
ReplyDeleteWhenever I lecture or teach on this subject, I always ask my students or the audience if they can count to 5. And if they can, then they should be capable of identifying this species!
ReplyDeleteThat's all I will say until more answers roll in...
CNN would say this is Escherichia coli. ;)
ReplyDeleteThey already have! And I have screen captured it for posterity!
ReplyDeleteEntamoeba coli. Cyst has 8 nuclei.
ReplyDeleteEntamoeba coli
ReplyDeleteCyst and trofozoite Entamoeba coli
ReplyDeleteAgree with cysts, trophozoite and precyst of Entamoeba coli.
ReplyDeleteEntamoeba coli cyst having about 8 nuclei
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