Size Number of Karyosome Peripheral Cytoplasn and inclution

nuclei chromatin

Entamoeba histolytica 8-65um One Small and Fine and evenly Chromatoid bars,
central distributed rounded
ends on young cysts
Diffuse glycogen mass
in
young cysts

Entamoeba coli 8-35um One to eight Large, Unevenly Diffuse glycogen mass
irregular distributed present in young cyst
shape thin chromatoidal bars
eccentric w/ pointed to splintered
ends in young cyst
Entamoeba hartmanii 5-12UM One to four Small and Fine and evenly Chromatoidal bars,
central distributed rounded ends in young
cysts Diffuse glycogen
mass in young cyst.
Endolimax nana 4-12 um One to four large, Absent Chromatin granules
blotlike, nondescript small mass
usually Diffuse glycogen mass
central in young cyst
Iodomoeba butschlii 5-22 UM ONE large, ABSENT well-defined glycogen
eccentric mass
achromatic Granules may be present
granules
on one side
may be
present
Naegleria fowleri 5-22um One large, Absent well-defined glycogen
eccentric mass
achromatic Granules may be present
granules
on one side
may be
present
Entamoeba polecki 10-20um One Small and Fine and evenly Chromatoidal bars,
central distributed angular
pointed ends in young
cyst
Glycogen mass in young
cysts , inclusion mass
Acanthamoeba spp. 8-25 um One Large and Absent Double cell wall,
central smooth polygonal inner
cell wall
and outer
wrinkeld/jagged cell wall
Balantidium coli 43-66um two

PROTOZOAN species “cyst”

PROTOZOAN species “trophozoite”

 SIZE MOTILITY KARYOSOME PERIPHERAL CYTOPLASMIC pathogenicty unique
RANGE CHROMATIN INCLUSIONS feature
Entamoeba 8-65um progressive, Small and Fine and Ingested red infection can
histolytica one finger-like central evenly blood cell be
pseudopodia distributed asymptomatic
or can lead to
amoebic
dysentery or
amoebic liver
abscess.
Entamoeba coli 12-55um Non- Large, Unevenly Vacuoles
progressive or irregular distributed containing
Sluggish, shape bacteria
many eccentric often visible
blunt/rounde
d pseudopodia
Entamoeba 5-15um Non- Small and Fine and Ingested
hartmanii progressive, central evenly bacteria may
finger-like distributed be present
pseudopodia
Endolimax nana 5-12um sluggish, large, Absent bacteria
nonprogressive irregular,
blunt blotlike
pseudopods
Iodomoeba 8-22 um sluggish, usually large, ABSENT Bacteria
butschlii progressive eccentric Yeast cell
achromatic Other debris
granules may
or may
not be
present
Naegleria 8-22um Sluglike, blunt Large and Large and Granular,
fowleri pseudopods usually usually usually
centrally centrally vacuolated
located located
Entamoeba 8-25 um sluggish non- Small and Fine and Ingested
polecki progressive central evenly bacteria
Diarrheal Stool other food
Progressive distributed
particles
unidirectional
Acanthamoeba 12-45 um Sluggish, Large Absent Granular and
spp. spinelike vacuolated
pseudopods
Balantidium 28-152 Rotary, Boring One or two
coli um in visible
length contractile
22- vacuoles
123um Cytoplasm
wide may
contain
food
vacuoles or
bacteria
small
cytostome
present
Layer of
 cilia around
organism

Entamoeba 8-20 UM active, varying Centrally Fine and Leukocytes

gingivalis pseudopod located evenly Epithelial cells
appearance distributed Bacteria

Blastocystis hominis (Vacuolated form)

PARAMETER SIZE RANGE VACUOLE CYTOPLASMA NUCLEI
S
Description 5-32 UM Centrally located Appears as a ring around Two or four located in cytoplasm
Fluid-filled structure periphery of organism
consumes almost 90% of
organism