Fig. 7: Balantidium coli in a Fecal Smear

Note large "dumbell-shaped" macronucleus (arrow).
Photomicrograph of a cyst of Balantidium coli .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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