Characteristics of inflammatory reactions during development of liver abscess in hamsters inoculated with Entamoeba nuttalli.

• Main Authors: Yue Guan (Author), Meng Feng (Author), Xiangyang Min (Author), Hang Zhou (Author), Yongfeng Fu (Author), Hiroshi Tachibana (Author), Xunjia Cheng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Entamoeba nuttalli is an intestinal protozoan with pathogenic potential that can cause amebic liver abscess. It is highly prevalent in wild and captive macaques. Recently, cysts were detected in a caretaker of nonhuman primates in a zoo, indicating that E. nuttalli may be a zoonotic pathogen. Theref...