Parasites and health [Last Modified: ]
Intestinal parasites: Comparative morphology

Figure 3
Protozoa Found in Stool Specimens of Humans: Coccidia and Blastocystis

Coccidia Blastocystis
Cystoisospora
belli		 Sarcocystis
spp.		 Cryptosporidium
spp.		 Cyclospora
cayetanensis		 Blastocystis
hominis
Cystoisospora belli wet mount Sarcocystis oocyst Cryptosporidium in wet mount Cyclospora cayetanensis wet mount Blastocystis hominis wet mount
wet mount oocyst wet mount wet mount wet mount
Cystoisospora belli safranin stain Sarcocystis oocyst sporocyst Cryptosporidium in acid fast Cyclospora cayetanensis acid-fast Blastocystis hominis trichrome stain
safranin sporocyst acid-fast acid-fast trichrome
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10 µm

 
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