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Symbiotic Amebae in Human Intestines

Symbiotic Amebae in Human Intestines. Entamoeba histolytica Entamoeba dispar Entamoeba coli Entamoeba hartmanni Endolimax nana Iodamoeba bütschlii Dientamoeba fragilis * Blastocystis hominis **. Entamoeba histolytica. cysts 12-15 m m 4 nuclei (mature) blunt chromatoid bodies

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Symbiotic Amebae in Human Intestines

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  1. Symbiotic Amebae in Human Intestines Entamoeba histolytica Entamoeba dispar Entamoeba coli Entamoeba hartmanni Endolimax nana Iodamoeba bütschlii Dientamoeba fragilis* Blastocystis hominis**

  2. Entamoeba histolytica • cysts • 12-15 mm • 4 nuclei (mature) • blunt chromatoid bodies • trophozoites • 15-20 mm • extended pseudopodia • progressive movement • nuclear structure • peripheral chromatin • small karyosome = E. dispar

  3. Entamoeba histolytica • cysts • 12-15 mm • 4 nuclei (mature) • blunt chromatoid bodies • trophozoites • 15-20 mm • extended pseudopodia • progressive movement • >20 mm (invasive) • ( hematophagous) • nuclear structure • peripheral chromatin • small karyosome

  4. Entamoeba hartmanni • cysts • 6-8 mm • 4 nuclei (mature) • blunt chromatoid bodies • CB persist in mature cysts • trophozoites • 8-10 mm • nuclear structure • peripheral chromatin • small karyosome • < 10 mm = E. hartmanni • > 10 mm = E. histolytica • ‘small race’ of E. histolytica • designated species in 1957

  5. Entamoeba coli • cysts • 15-25 mm • 8 nuclei (mature) • pointed chromatoid bodies (less prominent) • trophozoites • 20-25 mm • broad blunt pseudopodia • nuclear structure • peripheral chromatin • small karyosome

  6. Entamoeba coli • cysts • 15-25 mm • 8 nuclei (mature) • pointed chromatoid bodies (less prominent) • trophozoites • 20-25 mm • broad blunt pseudopodia • nuclear structure • peripheral chromatin • small karyosome

  7. Entamoeba coli • cysts • 15-25 mm • 8 nuclei (mature) • pointed chromatoid bodies (less prominent) • trophozoites • 20-25 mm • broad blunt pseudopodia • nuclear structure • peripheral chromatin • small karyosome • irregular peripheral chromatin? • eccentric karyosome?

  8. Other Entamoeba • E. gingivalis • oral cavity • no cyst stage • trophozoites nearly identical to E. histolytica • periodontal disease? • E. polecki • rarely found in humans • commensal of pigs & monkeys • cyst has one nucleus • E. moshkovskii • identical morphology as E. histolytica • free-living (sewerage) • cultured at 24o

  9. Other Entamoeba • E. gingivalis • oral cavity • no cyst stage • trophozoites nearly identical to E. histolytica • periodontal disease? • E. polecki • rarely found in humans • commensal of pigs & monkeys • mature cyst has one nucleus • E. moshkovskii • identical morphology as E. histolytica • free-living (sewerage) • cultured at 24o

  10. Ali et al, 2003, EID (May issue) • 109 stool samples from school children in Bangladesh analyzed by PCR • 16% positive of E. histolytica • 36% positive for E. dispar • 21% positive for E. moshkovskii • 74% of these co-infected with E.h. or E.d.

  11. Endolimax nana • cysts • 6-8 mm • 4 nuclei • trophozoites • 8-10 mm • nuclear structure • no peripheral chromatin • large karyosome

  12. Iodamoeba bütschlii • cysts • 10-12 mm • 1 nucleus • glycogen vacuole • trophozoites • 12-15 mm • nuclear structure • no peripheral chromatin • large karyosome

  13. Iodamoeba bütschlii • cysts • 10-12 mm • 1 nucleus • glycogen vacuole • trophozoites • 12-15 mm • nuclear structure • no peripheral chromatin • large karyosome

  14. Dientamoeba fragilis • no cyst stage • trophozoites • 9-12 mm • often binucleated • nuclear structure • no peripheral chromatin • fragmented karyosome • related to trichomonads • no flagella (basal bodies) • 15-30% of infections associated with diarrhea

  15. Intestinal Amebae

  16. Nuclear Morphology

  17. Blastocystis hominis • life cycle unknown • cysts? • 5-30 mm • granules (nuclei), especially at periphery • large vacuole • previously called yeast, ameba, sporozoan, etc • 16S rRNA = stramenopile • stramenopiles include brown algae, diatoms, etc. • pathology debated • GI symptoms • strain variations

  18. Quiz--What is it?

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