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Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar trophozoites stained with trichrome. Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar trophozoites have a single nucleus, which have a centrally placed karyosome and uniformly distributed peripheral chromatin. This typical appearance of the nucleus is not always observed as some trophozoites can have nuclei with an ...
Oct 6, 2022 · Entamoeba histolytica is an enteric protozoan parasite with worldwide distribution. It is responsible for amoebic dysentery (bloody diarrhea) and invasive extraintestinal amebiasis (such as liver abscess, peritonitis, and pleuropulmonary abscess). Other species of Entamoeba; Entamoeba hartmanii, Entamoeba coli, and Entamoeba dispar do not cause ...
Apr 17, 2023 · Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan that causes intestinal amebiasis as well as extraintestinal manifestations. Although 90 percent of E. histolytica infections are asymptomatic, nearly 50 million people become symptomatic, with about 100,000 deaths yearly.[1] Amebic infections are more prevalent in countries with lower socioeconomic conditions.[2]
Dec 2, 2018 · Mammals that do not carry N-terminal galactose or N-acetyl-D-galactosamine are resistant to trophozoite adherence, providing some degree of immunity against invasive disease . Virulence among E. histolytica species is currently under investigation, and the presence of certain enzymes has been linked to increased risk for invasive disease [5, 7 ...
- Micaella Kantor, Anarella Abrantes, Andrea Estevez, Alan Schiller, Jose Torrent, Jose Gascon, Robert...
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Jul 14, 2014 · However, the recent description of various nonpathogenic Entamoeba species like Entamoeba dispar, E. moshkovskii and the newly described Entamoeba bangladeshi as morphologically indistinguishable forms from E. histolytica has required the need for alternative diagnostic methods for differentiation. Since the last decade, molecular methods have ...
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