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

• Hauptverfasser: Paul H Davis (Verfasst von), Minghe Chen (Verfasst von), Xiaochun Zhang (Verfasst von), C Graham Clark (Verfasst von), R Reid Townsend (Verfasst von), Samuel L Stanley (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...