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This document compares the morphological characteristics of Naegleria and Acanthamoeba, noting that Naegleria has a large, distinct nucleolus and contractile vacuoles while Acanthamoeba has a small, indistinct nucleolus and lacks contractile vacuoles. It also notes that mature Acanthamoeba cysts contain 4 nuclei while Naegleria cysts contain a single nucleus, and that Acanthamoeba cysts contain glycogen and chromatoid bodies while Naegleria cysts do not.

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Para Notes

This document compares the morphological characteristics of Naegleria and Acanthamoeba, noting that Naegleria has a large, distinct nucleolus and contractile vacuoles while Acanthamoeba has a small, indistinct nucleolus and lacks contractile vacuoles. It also notes that mature Acanthamoeba cysts contain 4 nuclei while Naegleria cysts contain a single nucleus, and that Acanthamoeba cysts contain glycogen and chromatoid bodies while Naegleria cysts do not.

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Based on Naegleria/Acanthamoeba E.

histolytica
Nucleolus Large and distinct Small and indistinct
Contractile vacuoles present Absent
Nucleus in cyst single 4 in mature cyst
Glycogen and chromatoid bodies absent present
(in cyst)
Mitochondria present Absent
Cyst wal May have pores or ostrioles No pores

Morphological differences of Nagleria and Acanthamoeba

Naegleria Acanthamoeba
Trophozoite with broad pseudopods With filamentous pseudopods
Actively motile Sluggishly motile
Forms flagellate stage Does not form flagellate stage
Single walled cyst Double walled
Does not encyst in tissue May encyst in tissue

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