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Ameba & Flagellates Classification

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Ameba & Flagellates Classification

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Entamoeba Entamoeba coli Entamoeba Entamoeba Entamoeba Endolimax Iodamoeba Naegleria Acanthamoeba

hystolitica hartmanni polecki gingivalis nana butschlii fowleri sp.


TROPHOZOITES Troph: Troph:
Movement Rapid, Sluggish, Non- Depends in Active Sluggish, Sluggish, No No periph. chr.
Progressive, Non- progressive stool motility Non- Progressive peripheral Acanthopodia
undirectional progressive progressive chromatin - Spin-like
Karyosome Peripheral chr. Peripheral chr. Peripheral chr. Peripheral Peripheral No periph. No periph. pseodopods
Central Eccentric Central/eccentric chr. chr. chr. chr. 2 Flagella
Central Central Central Eccentric Cyst:
BLOT-LIKE Cyst: JAGGED –
Cytoplasm Finely granular DIRTY LOOKING Finely granular Granular & Finely Granular & Coarsely 1 nucleus double cell wall
Coarse & vacuolated Granular vacuolated granular, No periph.
granulated vacuolated chr. GAE (Granulo-
Cytoplasmic Ingest RBC Vacuole cont. Ingested Ingested Ingested Ingested Ingested Central matous
inclusions bacteria bacteria bacteria RBC, WBC, bacteria bacteria, CYST WALL Amebic
food yeast, Encephalitis)
particle debris PAM
CYST (Primary
Nuclei 1-4 5-8 1-4 1 1-4 1-4 Amebic
BULL’S EYE CROSS- Meningo-
EYED CYST encephalitis)
Cytoplasmic Cigar-shaped Splinter/needle- Diffuse glycogen Chromatoid BLOT-LIKE Glycogen
inclusions chromatoidal like, broomstick mass bar, karyosome mass
bar, glycogen appearance Inclusion BASKET OF
mass chromatoid mass FLOWERS
bars
Giargia intestinalis Chilomastix Dientamoeba Trichomonas Enteromonas Retortamonas Trichomonas Trichomonas
mesneli fragilis hominis hominis intestinalis tenax vaginalis

TROPHOZOITE
Shape Pear-shaped, Pear-shaped Irregularly Pear-shaped Oval/sometimes Ovoid Oval, Ovoid/round
Teardrop, round half cirlce Pear-shaped Pear-shaped
Motility Falling leaf Stiff, rotary, Progressive Nervous, Jerky Jerky Jerky Rapid, Jerky
directional hyaline
pseudopodia
Nuclei 2, No periph. chr. 1, No periph. chr. 2 (4-8 chr. 1, No periph. chr. 1, No periph. chr. 1, No periph. chr. 1 (vesicular) 1 (vesicular,
Central/Eccentric granules) Central Central Central nondescript)
Flagella 1 pair anterior 4 N/A 3-5A, 1P end of 4 2 5 3-5A, 1P
2 pair central 3A, 1P cytostome Moves by undulating mem. 3A, 1P 4A, 1P
1 pair posterior pseudopodia
Other BILATERALLY Prominent Bacteria filled Full body Well-defined 2/3 Half body
structures SYMMETRICAL cytostome (1/3 or vacuoles undulating mem. fibril border undulating undulating
2 median bodies & ½ body length) w/ costa mem. w/ costa mem. w/
axoneme Spiral groove Conical cytostome costa
Sucking disc
CYST
Shape Ovoid Lemon-shaped Oval, elongated Lemon-shaped,
Clear hyaline Pear-shaped
knob
Nuclei 2 – immature 1 1-4 (opposite ends) 1
4 – mature No periph. chr. No periph. chr.
No periph. chr. Central Central
Central
Cytoplas Retracted from cell Two-fused fibrils
m wall
Other Cytostome
structures

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