An intestinal protozoan appeared 8 µm in diameter with a small, compact, centrally located karyosome. Four nuclei were observed in the mature cyst. The organism can be identified as:

a. E. histolytica.
b. E. dispar.
c. E. hartmanni.
d. E. coli.


C
The above characteristics describe the cyst stage of the intestinal protozoan E. hartmanni.

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