by Y. Yamasaki
Acanthamoeba spp., Scanning electron micrographs by Y. Yamasaki
1: Stage 1 (Mature cyst), 2: Stage 2�`4 (Pre-emergence), 3: Stage 5�`8 (Emergence),
4: Stage 9�`10 (Post-emergence)
The micrographs are described in terms of nine sequential stages from
the trophozoite (stage 1) to the cyst (stage 9).