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