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Giardia Image Sequence 1
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Photo Credit: H.D.A. Lindquist, U.S. EPA
Photo Credit: H.D.A Lindquist, U.S. EPA
Above: Differential interference contrast (DIC) image of Giardia
lamblia cysts, purified from Mongolian gerbil fecal material. Cysts
are ovoidal or elipsoidal objects, usually 11-14 microns in length. Cysts
may contain as many as 4, nuclei, and residual structures from their trophozoite
or vegetative form. These residua include central axonemes, remnants of
the striated disk, and remnant median bodies. In some cysts these structures
will be indistinct. Scale bar is 10 microns. (higher resolution image)
Photo Credit: H.D.A Lindquist, U.S. EPA
Above: Immunofluorescence image of Giardia lamblia cysts,
purified from Mongolian gerbil fecal material. (Same field of view) Cysts
were stained with commercially available immunofluorescent antibodies.
Cysts should have an intense apple green fluorescence on the periphery
of their cyst wall, and measure 11-14 microns in length. Scale bar is
10 microns. (higher resolution image)
Photo Credit: H.D.A Lindquist, U.S. EPA
Above: Fluorescence image of Giardia lamblia cysts, purified from Mongolian gerbil fecal material. (Same field of view) Cysts were stained with 4,6-diamidino 2-phenyl-indole dihydrochloride (DAPI). DAPI interacts with nucleic acids and stains the nuclei within the cyst. There should be 4 nuclei in each cyst. Cysts that appear to have fewer than 4 stained nuclei, may have 4 nuclei with the others not visible in this plane of focus. Cysts with no nuclei visible, may be dead, may be resistant to DAPI staining, or may be organisms other than G. lamblia. (higher resolution image)
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