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Describe the morphology of Chilomastix mesnili
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Trophozoites is pyriform
Posterior end drawn out into a blunt point
Longitudinal spiral groove at surface and middle of body
Along each side of cytostome is a cytostomal fibril
Cytostome leads to cytopharnyx where endocytosis occurs
Four flagella cone longer than the others emerge from kinetosome at anterior end
Kinetosome connected by microfibrilar material
One flagella is very short and delicate curving back to Cytostome where it undulates
Large nucleus located anteriorly
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Where does Chilomastix mesnili live?
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Lives in cecum and colon of human, chimpanzees chimps orangutans monkeys and pigs
C. mesnili is Nonpathogenic
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What is the shape of the cysts of Chilomastix mesnili
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Cyst is lemon shaped and has a thick wall
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What stage of Chilomastix mesnili exhists instool?
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Cysts stage occurs in stool
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Describe the cysts of Chilomastix mesnili
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Cysts has single nucleus and retains all cytoplasmic organelles including fibrils kinetosome and axonemes
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What is the mode of transmission of Chilomastix mesnili
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1.by ingestion of cysts; trophozoites can survive in stomach acid
2. Fecal contamination of drinking water
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What order does Chilomastix mesnili belong to
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Order Retortamonadida:
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What family does Chilomastix mesnili belong to
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retortamonididae
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Is Chilomastix mesnili pathogenic or non pathogenic?
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C. mesnili is Nonpathogenic
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