Giardia intestinalis – Trophozoite (15 µm X 7 µm) in stools (MGG stain)

France, CHU Dijon Parasitologie-Mycologie

Flagellate protozoa which has a bilateral symmetry, an appearance of teardrop or kite, a concave portion corresponding to the sucking disc, 2 pairs of flagella which are curved backwards, 2 nuclei, 2 axonemes, and 2 median bodies .