Wright stain of the specimen, 400X Mass of organisms (arrow): cysts are 4-8 micron in diameter (slightly smaller than RBCs) and sphericalor cup shaped. The cell wall does not stain in Wright (Romanovsky) stain.  (slide is prepared by Dr. Surapun Khunamornpong, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicin, Chiang Mai University)
	Wright stain of the specimen, 1,000X Trophozoites, up to 8 percyst, are about 0.5 to 1 micron in diameter. Trophozoites stain in Wright (tiny purple dots), but not in GMS.  (slide is prepared by Dr. Surapun Khunamornpong, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicin, Chiang Mai University)

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