Phagocytosis of Gut Bacteria by Entamoeba histolytica

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The protist parasite Entamoeba histolytica causes amoebiasis, a major public health problem in developing countries. Only a small fraction of patients infected with the parasite display invasive disease involving colon or extra intestinal tissues such as liver. E. histolytica exists as two distinct forms, cysts, the infective form and the trophozoites, that are responsible for disease pathology. The latter...

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