Entamoeba gingivalis

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Thatus Licudan

Cards (3)

  • Tropozoite Stage of E. gingivalis
    = Size: 8-20 um
    = Motility: Active, Varying Pseudopod Appearance
    = Nuclei: 1
    = Karyosome: Centrally Located
    + Doesn't survive gastric juices
    + First amoeba recovered from human specimen
  • Entamoeba gingivalis 

    Laboratory Diagnosis:
    = Mouth Scrapings
  • Entamoeba gingivalis 

    + Only amoeba INGESTED with WBCs