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The photograph on the left is from a fecal smear. The
patient, a food handler in a local restaurant, had periodic bouts of
diarrhea. The parasite cysts are
variable in size, measure about 20-30 micrometes in length, and contain
8-16 nuclei. What species is
represented?
Endolimax nana
Entamoeba chattoni
Entamoeba
coli
Entamoeba
histolytica
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