Organism Giardia intestinalis c.hominis Balantidium coli t. vaginalis
Troph 1. Rounded 1. ovoid 1. Occurs only anteriorly 2. covered with short as 2. Pointed cilia trophozoite posteriorly 3. ant end narrow 2. Ovoid 3. Bilaterally and has cytostome 3. Axostyle symmetrival 4. post end has throughout 4. No cytoplas cytophage body and organelle 5.lots food vacuole project 5. Sucking disk 6. 2 nuclei. Macro- posteriorly on ventral kidney shape, mciro 4. Single surface round round 6. 4 flagella in 7.rotatory type nuclei theback movement anteriorly 7. 2 symmetric 5. 4 ant nuceli and 2 flagella axostyle 6. Jerky type 8. Motile , leaf movement like slow with oscillation flagella on its long 7. Rotary axis movement with undulating membrane Cysts 1. Round 1. Smaller than 2. Immature = trophozoite 2 nuclei 2. Ovoid 3. Mature- 4 3. Thick wall nuceli 4. Cilia in young 4. Axostyle cyst cross the 5. Macronucleus entire 6. 40-60um length 5. Cyst wall separate from cytoplasm 6. In moist condtion viable for months outside Oocyts 1.only stage live exvivo 2. stays in environment for a long time 3. double walled 4> hard and resistant to chlorine , temp 60 and freexing 5. infectious dose is less than 1 0organism