Parasitology

Entamoeba coli Cysts Morphology in Stool Microscopy

Learn the microscopic detection features and morphology of Entamoeba coli cysts in stool samples stained with Lugol's solution. Essential for intestinal protozoa diagnosis.

Stool sample with Lugol's solution: Entamoeba coli cysts (arrows), ×400
Stool sample with Lugol’s solution: Entamoeba coli cysts (arrows), ×400

Entamoeba coli cysts in stool. Lugol’s solution, ×400+zoom

Image kindly provided by KDL biologist Tanya Zhuleva, Regional Children’s Hospital No. 2 (ODKB 2) Voronezh.