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Do they really see trich moving by wet mount?
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Slide mount: Trichomonas can be seen through the microscope on a wetmount with saline on a slide.
Answered 9/18/2013
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Yes: You can not only see them but you can see them move- they are pretty fast little guys too.
Answered 7/4/2012
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