Figure 1.
First microscopic drawing of morphological characteristics identifying the parasite Giardia (Cercomonas intestinalis).
(A) Whole Table I. (B) Detail—Giardia (Cercomonas intestinalis). Reproduced from the following publication: Lambl V (1859) Mikroskopische Untersuchungen der Darm-Excrete. Beitrag zur Pathologie des Darms zur Diagnostik am Krankenbette. Vierteljahrschrift für die praktische Heilkunde. Herausgegeben von der medicinischen Facultät in Prag 61: 1–58 (Table I) [8].
Figure 2.
G. lamblia visualized using current techniques.
(A) G. lamblia (synonyms: G. intestinalis and G. duodenalis) trophozoites in a Giemsa stained cell culture, 100× magnification. Photo: Eva Nohýnková, Department of Tropical Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and Hospital Bulovka, Czech Republic. (B) Indirect fluorescent antibody staining of G. lamblia (synonyms: G. intestinalis and G. duodenalis) trophozoites. Red: The microtubule skeleton detected by a monoclonal antibody against acetylated α-tubulin (clone 6-11B-1, Sigma); blue: DNA stained by 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI), 100× magnification. Photo: Eva Nohýnková, Department of Tropical Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and Hospital Bulovka, Czech Republic.
Figure 3.
(A) Photo of V. D. Lambl in his younger years. The original document is stored in the Literary Archive of the Museum of Czech Literature (PNP), Prague, Czech Republic. (B) Sketch of inhabitant of Herzegovina (Portrait of Dr. Dušan Lambl as Saracen) [Hercegovec na črtách (Podobizna MUDr. Dušana Lambla jako Saracéna)] by painter Jaroslav Čermák (1861). Watercolor on paper (29×20 cm). The original painting is in the City Gallery Prague, Czech Republic. (C) Photo of V. D. Lambl during his years in Warsaw. Original document is stored in the Literary Archive of the Museum of Czech Literature (PNP), Prague, Czech Republic.