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Tissue invasion by Entamoeba histolytica: evidence of genetic selection and/or DNA reorganization events in organ tropism. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Entamoeba histolytica infection may have various clinical manifestations. Nine out of ten E. histolytica infections remain asymptomatic, while the remainder become invasive and cause disease.
Ibne Karim M. Ali   +45 more
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Entamoeba moshkovskii infections in children, Bangladesh. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Entamoeba moshkovskii cysts are morphologically indistinguishable from those of the disease-causing species E. histolytica and the nonpathogenic E. dispar. Although sporadic cases of human infection with E. moshkovskii have been reported, the organism is
Haque, Rashidul   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Genes of mitochondrial origin in the genus Entamoeba [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Entamoeba histolytica is the protozoan parasite that causes amoebic dysentery and amoebic liver abscesses in humans. For many years it was believed to be a primitive organism because it lacks many typical eukaryotic features including mitochondria ...
Bakatselou, Christina
core   +1 more source

Prevalence and Molecular identification of Entamoeba species complex in asymptomatic and symptomatic Egyptians [PDF]

open access: yesAl-Azhar International Medical Journal, 2023
Background: Entamoeba (E.) histolytica, a protozoan parasite that causes intestinal and extraintestinal amebiasis, causes significant morbidity and mortality in developing nations E. histoltica, E. dispar and E.
Khairy Abdelhameed   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiology of clinically relevant Entamoeba spp. (E. histolytica/dispar/moshkovskii/bangladeshi): A cross sectional study from North India.

open access: yesPLoS 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Entamoeba bangladeshi nov. sp., Bangladesh. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
: TO THE EDITOR: Diarrheal diseases have a major effect on global health, particularly the health of malnourished children (1). The enteric parasites Entamoeba histolytica and E. moshkovskii are potential causes of diarrheal disease in children (2).
Ralston, Katherine S   +15 more
core   +1 more source

EFFECT OF LEPTIN RECEPTOR POLYMORPHISM ON EGYPTIAN CHILDREN WITH ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA INFECTION [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2019
Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite that causes amebic colitis, an invasive disease responsible for as many as 100,000 deaths per year globally. Leptin signaling protects from amebiasis, with query molecular mechanism.
EMAN HAMED, RAIDA YAHYA, SOHA AWAD
doaj   +1 more source

Sialic acid-dependent attachment of mucins from three mouse strains to Entamoeba histolytica [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Mouse strain-specific differences in the carbohydrate composition of intestinal mucins were hypothesized to account for strain-dependent susceptibility to Entamoeba histolytica.
Ralston, Katherine S.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Intestinal protozoa and helminths among Terena Indians in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul: high prevalence of Blastocystis hominis Protozoários e helmintos intestinais entre índios Terena do Estado do Mato Grosso do Sul: alta prevalência de Blastocystis hominis

open access: yesRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2007
A parasitological survey was carried out among Terena Indians living in the Tereré settlement in the municipality of Sidrolândia, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
José Ivan Albuquerque Aguiar   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Sequential Model of Host Cell Killing and Phagocytosis by Entamoeba histolytica

open access: yesJournal of Parasitology Research, 2011
The protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica is responsible for invasive intestinal and extraintestinal amebiasis. The virulence of Entamoeba histolytica is strongly correlated with the parasite's capacity to effectively kill and phagocytose host cells ...
Adam Sateriale, Christopher D. Huston
doaj   +1 more source

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