Sappinia trophozoites

Sappinia trophozoites

Four trophozoites (yellow arrows) of Sappinia diploidea in brain tissue, stained with hematoxylin-eosin. In three of the amebae, the two nuclei can easily be seen.

Reproduced from: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. DPDx: Free living amebic infections. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/freeLivingAmebic/index.html.

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