Endolimax nana

 

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Endolimax nana trophozoites

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Endolimax nana cysts

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Phylogeny                               Superclass Sarcodina

 

Preferred definite host:            Humans

 

Reservoir hosts:                      None

 

Vector/Intermediate host:                  None

 

Geographical location:            Cosmopolitan

 

Organs affected:                      Lives in the large intestine, mainly at the level of

                                                          the cecum and feeds on bacteria.

Symptoms and clinical signs:  None.  This organism is a commensal which can

                                                          be confused for pathogenic species

 

Treatment:                               None required