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Entamoeba

Pathology: - characterized by chromatin on the nuclear membrane - only Entamoeba histolytica is capable of invading tissues & causing disease Laboratory: - Entamoeba serology - Entamoeba DNA

Specific

Entamoeba coli Entamoeba dispar Entamoeba hartmanni Entamoeba histolytica Entamoeba polecki

General

amoeba

Properties

KINGDOM: animal PHYLUM: protozoa

References

  1. Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods, 19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA. 1996, pg 1271
  2. Loinc