Parasitology

Entamoeba polecki Cyst: Morphology in Iodine Stain

Microscopic characteristics of Entamoeba polecki cyst: detection of numerous chromatoid bodies in a wet mount stained with Lugol's solution.

Native preparation with iodine: Entamoeba polecki cyst with chromatoid bodies
Native preparation with iodine: Entamoeba polecki cyst with chromatoid bodies

Entamoeba polecki cyst in a wet mount, stained with iodine. Note the numerous chromatoid bodies (arrows).

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