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Entamoeba dispar
Pathology:
- originally proposed term for non-pathogenic strains of Entamoeba [1]
- now thought to cause liver & intestinal lesions [2]
Laboratory:
- Entamoeba dispar DNA
General
Entamoeba
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
- Oliveira FM, Neumann E, Gomes MA, Caliari MV.
Entamoeba dispar: Could it be pathogenic
Trop Parasitol. 2015 Jan-Jun; 5(1): 9-14
PMID: 25709947 Free PMC Article
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4327003/