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Entamoeba cells are small, with a single nucleus and typically a single lobose pseudopod taking the form of a clear anterior bulge. They have a simple life cycle. The trophozoite (feeding-dividing form) is approximately 10-20 μm in diameter and feeds primarily on bacteria. It divides by simple binary fission to form two smaller daughter cells.
- Entamoeba, Casagrandi & Barbagallo, 1897
- Entamoebidae
Introduction. Entamoeba histolytica, the enteric parasite, has a simple two-stage life cycle. It can exist as the motile, unicellular tropho-zoite in the human intestine or as the dormant quadri-nucleate cyst in the external environment. The trophozoite ranges in size from 20–40 μm.
- Anuradha Lohia
- 2003
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Oct 31, 2022 · Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite that is the causative agent of amoebiasis. This parasite has caused widespread infection in India, Africa, Mexico, and Central and South America, and results in 100,000 deaths yearly. An immune response is ...
- 10.3390/membranes12111079
- 2022/11
- Membranes (Basel). 2022 Nov; 12(11): 1079.
May 21, 2021 · The parasite has a simple two-stage life cycle including trophozoite and cyst stages. Infection of a human by E. histolytica begins by ingestion of the cyst, which is protected from the environment by a highly resistant chitin-containing cell wall . Trophozoites penetrate the intestinal mucus layer that develops colitis in the colon during the ...
Entamoeba histolytica is an anaerobic parasitic amoebozoan, part of the genus Entamoeba. [1] Predominantly infecting humans and other primates causing amoebiasis, E. histolytica is estimated to infect about 35-50 million people worldwide. [1] E. histolytica infection is estimated to kill more than 55,000 people each year. [2]
- E. histolytica
- Entamoeba
Entamoeba histolytica, is a microaerophilic protist, which causes amoebic dysentery in humans. This unicellular organism proliferates in the human intestine as the motile trophozoite and survives the hostile environment outside the human host as the dormant quadri-nucleate cyst. Lack of organelles – such as mitochondria and Golgi bodies – and an unequal mode of cell division, led to the ...
Entamoeba histolytica is the causative agent of amebiasis, a disease that is a major source of morbidity and mortality in the developing world. The potent cytotoxic activity of the parasite appears to underlie disease pathogenesis, although the mechanism is unknown. Recently, progress has been made in determining that the parasite activates apoptosis in target cells and some putative effectors ...
