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Entamoebidae is a family of Archamoebae. It includes Entamoeba and Entamoebites. [1]
Entamoeba is a genus of Amoebozoa found as internal parasites or commensals of animals. In 1875, Fedor Lösch described the first proven case of amoebic dysentery in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Archamoebae are a group of protists originally thought to have evolved before the acquisition of mitochondria by eukaryotes. [ 1] They include genera that are internal parasites or commensals of animals ( Entamoeba and Endolimax ). A few species are human pathogens, causing diseases such as amoebic dysentery.
Entamoeba, protozoan genus of the rhizopodian order Amoebida. Most species are parasitic in the intestines of many vertebrates, including humans; E. histolytica is the cause of human amebic dysentery.
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Dec 10, 2014 · Endamoeba is a genus of Endamoebidae amoebas that infecting invertebrates. The genus of Entamoeba (Casagrandi & Barbagallo, 1895) has adapted to live as parasite or commensal in digestive tract of human and other mammals, amphibian, brides, fishes, reptiles, and some invertebrate animals (3, 4).
- Hossein Hooshyar, Parvin Rostamkhani, Mostafa Rezaeian
- 2015
Entamoeba is a genus of amoeboid protists in the family Entamoebidae. EOL has data for 8 attributes, including:
Mar 17, 2021 · Entamoeba species harbored by humans have different degrees of pathogenicity. The present study explores the intra- and interspecific diversity, phylogenetic relationships, prevalence and distribution of tetra- and octonucleated cyst-producing Entamoeba in different Brazilian regions.
