Fig. 12A: Cysts of Pneumocystis jiroveci from the Lungs of a Person with PCP

Cysts of Pneumocystis jiroveci in bronchoalveolar material, Giemsa stain method.The rounded cysts are 4 to 7 µm in diameter and contain 6 to 8 intracystic bodies, whose nuclei are stained by the dye. The walls of the cysts are not stained.

Photomicrograph of Pneomocystis jiroveci cysts .jpg by Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology, The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Last updated: Feb., 2018
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