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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.
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Life-cycle of Entamoeba histolytica. Entamoeba histolytica...
- Entamoeba coli
Entamoeba coli is a non-pathogenic species of Entamoeba that...
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Entamoeba moshkovskii is part of the genus Entamoeba. It is...
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Amebiasis is a parasitic infection caused by the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica. Most cases of amebiasis occur in developing countries, where access to clean water and proper sanitation is limited.
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An amoeba ( / əˈmiːbə /; less commonly spelled ameba or amœba; pl.: amoebas (less commonly, amebas) or amoebae ( amebae) / əˈmiːbi / ), [1] often called an amoeboid, is a type of cell or unicellular organism with the ability to alter its shape, primarily by extending and retracting pseudopods. [2] .
Entamoeba are pseudopod-forming, protozoan parasites in the subphylum Sarcodina. The genus Entamoeba is composed of five species that infect humans: E. histolytica, E. dispar, E. hartmanni, E. coli, E. polecki and E. gingivalis. Only E. histolytica is known to cause disease in humans.
