Proteomic comparison of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar and the role of E. histolytica alcohol dehydrogenase 3 in virulence.

• Main Authors: Paul H Davis (Author), Minghe Chen (Author), Xiaochun Zhang (Author), C Graham Clark (Author), R Reid Townsend (Author), Samuel L Stanley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The protozoan intestinal parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects millions of people worldwide and is capable of causing amebic dysentery and amebic liver abscess. The closely related species Entamoeba dispar colonizes many more individuals, but this organism does not induce disease. To identify molec...