Name That Parasite!

Ungraded Practice Question

This intestinal parasite, which measures 5 µm, is usually not visible in samples processed using standard permanent stains. Special staining, as indicated by the coloring here, is helpful in its identification.

Please select the single best answer

Isospora belli oocyst
Cryptosporidium oocyst
Blastocystis hominis cyst
Toxoplasma gondii bradyzoites

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