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balantidium coli - Coggle Diagram
balantidium coli
MORPHOLOGY
2 forms -trophozoite . cys
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cytoplasm have 3 major struture - Nucleus ,
contractile vacuole
food vacuole
Nucleus- micronucleus-small round shaped close to macronucleus
Macronucleus -bigger and kidney bean shaped
Food vacuoles- parasite take debris ,RBC cells,bacteria digest by food vacuoles and excreted through cytopyge
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LAB DIAGNOSIS
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MOLECULAR METHODS-antibody methods
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ELISA
CULTURING-polyxenic media ,diaphasic medium , medium suitable for entamoeba
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PATHOGENESIS
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in somecases it result in ulceration in intestine it will either round or irregular in shape and it will be puss filled structure
usually harmless
LIFE CYCLE
capable of undergoing conjugation
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TREATMENT
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Tetracycline