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Giardia: Microscopy
  • Two trophozoites of Giardia lamblia

    • Stain: iron hematoxylin. 

    • Each cell has two nuclei with a large, central karyosome. 

    • Cell size: 9 to 21 µm in length.

  • Courtesy of the Division of Parasitic Diseases at the National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

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