Proteomic analysis of the cyst stage of Entamoeba histolytica.

• Main Authors: Ibne Karim M Ali (Author), Rashidul Haque (Author), Abdullah Siddique (Author), Mamun Kabir (Author), Nicholas E Sherman (Author), Sean A Gray (Author), Gerard A Cangelosi (Author), William A Petri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The category B agent of bioterrorism, Entamoeba histolytica has a two-stage life cycle: an infective cyst stage, and an invasive trophozoite stage. Due to our inability to effectively induce encystation in vitro, our knowledge about the cyst form remains limited. This also hampers our ability to dev...