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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 BackgroundEntamoeba infections have major impact on millions of the people worldwide. Entamoeba histolytica has long been accepted as the only pathogenic species. However, recent reports of other Entamoeba spp.
Aradhana Singh, Tuhina Banerjee
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Novel Entamoeba Findings in Nonhuman Primates [PDF]
Trends in Parasitology, 2018 In addition to well-known human-infecting species, Entamoeba species not found in humans have been identified recently in nonhuman primates (NHPs). Importantly, it has become clear that the organism identified as Entamoeba histolytica in NHPs is usually ...
Hany M Elsheikha +2 more
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Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2021 Introducción. Las amebas no patógenas Entamoeba dispar, Entamoeba moshkovskii y Entamoeba bangladeshi son morfológicamente idénticas a Entamoeba histolytica, parásito responsable de la amebiasis, por lo cual se necesitan técnicas moleculares para ...
Zulbey Rivero +4 more
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Encystation of Entamoeba histolytica in Axenic Culture
Microorganisms, 2021 Entamoeba histolytica is a parasitic protozoan that causes amoebic dysentery, which affects approximately 90 million people each year worldwide. E. histolytica is transmitted through ingestion of food and water contaminated with the cyst form, which ...
Julie Dickerson, Cheryl Ingram-Smith
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Food and Waterborne Parasitology, 2021 Entamoeba histolytica is the only pathogenic species of the Entamoeba genus and is morphologically identical to E. dispar/E. moshkovskii (Entamoeba complex) hence cannot be microscopically differentiated. The other Entamoeba spp.
Erastus Mulinge +5 more
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Role of TNF-α genetic variants in coinfection with Helicobacter pylori and the Entamoeba complex: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC MicrobiologyBackground Helicobacter pylori and Entamoeba histolytica are among the most common gastrointestinal pathogens worldwide, particularly in developing countries where sanitation conditions favor transmission.
Asmaa Ibrahim +12 more
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Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017 Background Diarrhea is frequent in communities without clean water, which include low-income South African populations in Giyani and Pretoria. In these populations, the amount of diarrhea caused by Entamoeba histolytica, inclusive of all ages, sexes, and
Renay Ngobeni +2 more
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A parasitological survey and the molecular detection of Entamoeba species in pigs of East Java, Indonesia [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2023 Background and Aim: In several countries, two Entamoeba porcine species, Entamoeba suis and Entamoeba polecki (subtype 1 and 3), have been detected using molecular methods and identified pathogenicity associated with enteritis.
Dony Chrismanto +6 more
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Pathogenicity and virulence of Entamoeba histolytica, the agent of amoebiasis
Virulence, 2022 The amoeba parasite Entamoeba histolytica is the causative agent of human amebiasis, an enteropathic disease affecting millions of people worldwide. This ancient protozoan is an elementary example of how parasites evolve with humans, e.g.
N. Guillén
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Revista Argentina de Microbiología, 2023 Entamoeba infections occur worldwide, with higher frequency in countries of low socioeconomic status and poor public health. Since Entamoeba histolytica has long been recognized as the only pathogenic species, making a differential diagnosis of other ...
Andrea Servián +2 more
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