Iodamoeba buetschlii

Introduction

Non pathogenic. Trophozoites:

• measure 8-20 um, generally 12-15 um
• sluggishly motile on wet mounts
• nucleus generally not visible on unstained preparations
• cytoplasm may contain bacteria, yeast or other material Cysts:
• ovoid, ellipsoid or trangular in shape
• 5-20 um in size, generally 10-12 um
• mature cysts contain a single nucleus
• prominent vacuole of glycogen which stains reddish-brown with iodine-stained wet mounts
• no chromatoid bodies

More general terms

• Iodamoeba

Additional terms

• glycogen
• trophozoite