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The photograph on the left is an iron haematoxylin stained amoeba
trophozoite from a fecal smear. The patient had periodic bouts of
diarrhea, abdominal cramping, and some blood in the stool. The parasite
measures about 25 micrometers in length. What species is
represented?
Endolimax nana
Entamoeba
coli
Entamoeba histolytica
Iodamoeba buetschlii
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