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Mastigophora Table

The document tabulates 6 species of protozoa under the subphylum Mastigophora based on their trophozoite characteristics. G. duodenalis, T. vaginalis, C. mesnilii, T. tenax and D. fragilis are described and compared based on their size, motility, karyosome, cytoplasm, pathogenecity, unique features, and diagnostic tests. The references used include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US National Library of Medicine National Institute of Health, and ScienceDirect.

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Mastigophora Table

The document tabulates 6 species of protozoa under the subphylum Mastigophora based on their trophozoite characteristics. G. duodenalis, T. vaginalis, C. mesnilii, T. tenax and D. fragilis are described and compared based on their size, motility, karyosome, cytoplasm, pathogenecity, unique features, and diagnostic tests. The references used include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US National Library of Medicine National Institute of Health, and ScienceDirect.

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Tabulate the following species under subphylum Mastigophora based on the following

criteria:
TROPHOZOITE G. duodenalis T. vaginalis C. mesnilii T. tenax D. frag
size 10-20 μm in 10 μm in 24 µm 5-14 µm 4 μm to 2
length length and 7
μm in width
motility motile by way motile due to motile motile minima
of four pairs of the presence motil
flagella of 5 number of
flagellae
karyosome central small small large fragme
karyosome karyosome karyosome karyoso
peripheral chromatin lack of distributed lack of lack of Periphe
peripheral peripheral peripheral peripheral chroma
chromatin chromatin chromatin chromatin occu
cytoplasm and inclusion developed but does not have visible eligible for uniform
lack in mitochondria inclusion clean
mitochondria
pathogenecity inhibits complex non-pathogenic vaginitis- low
duodenum, inducing pathogen
jejunum
unique feature pear-shaped pear-like distinct oral long axostyles Binucle
shape groove and tails form
specimen stool urine stool oral swab stoo

characterisitc diagnostic most common wet mount detection of responsible stained s


test pathogenic preparation of cysts and/or for oral of fresh f
gastrointestinal vaginal trophozoites in infection preserv
parasite secretions stool immedia
worldwide mixed with specimens, both for th
normal saline concentrated morphol
wet mounts and
permanent
stained smears

REFERENCES:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
US National Library of Medicine National Institute of Health
ScienceDirect

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