Introduction to Diagnostic Medical Parasitology
Chilomastix mesnili
Virtual Microscope
Cyst
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Cyst
Size: 7 - 9 x 4 - 6 μm
- Cyst is mostly pear shaped or round
- In the pear shaped form one pole is flattened
- The cyst has a single nucleus
Vegetative form
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Vegetative form
Size: 15 x 7 μm
- Pear shaped trophozoite with sometimes pointed end and a single nucleus at the opposite end
- Where also the flagella are located