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Dientamoeba
A genus of minute EUKARYOTES that are characterized by the preponderance of binucleate over uninucleate forms, the presence of several distinct granules in the karyosome, and the lack of a cystic stage. It is parasitic in the large intestine of humans and certain monkeys.
(Source: National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification)
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Figure 1. <i>Dientamoeba fragilis</i> trophozoites seen by chlorazol black staining of stool specimen.
Figure 1. Dientamoeba fragilis trophozoites seen by chlorazol black staining of stool specimen.
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  1. National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification

National Library of Medicine MeSH Classification

Eukaryota
Parabasalidea
Trichomonadida
Dientamoeba
Trichomonas
Tritrichomonas