Fig. 9: Cysts of Pneumocystis jiroveci from the Lungs of a Person with PCP
Cysts
of Pneumocystis jiroveci in bronchoalveolar material, Giemsa stain
method.The rounded cysts (arrows) are 4 to 7 µm in diameter and contain
6 to 8 intracystic bodies, whose nuclei are stained by the dye. The walls
of the cysts are not stained.