An unusual phagocytosis: ingestion of a Giardia lamblia cyst by an Entamoeba coli trophozoite

J Clin Microbiol. 1980 Oct;12(4):606-7. doi: 10.1128/jcm.12.4.606-607.1980.

Abstract

Microscopic examination of a permanently stained fecal preparation revealed the unusual inclusion of a Giardia lamblia cyst within the cytoplasm of an Entamoeba coli trophozoite.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Entamoeba / physiology*
  • Entamoeba / ultrastructure
  • Giardia* / ultrastructure
  • Phagocytosis*