For the first time, researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have shown that a unicellular parasite commonly found in the mouth plays a role in both severe tissue inflammation and tissue ...

ALA = Amoebic liver abscess; Eh = Entamoeba histolytica; EhCP = E. histolytica cysteine proteinase; Ehserp = E. histolytica serine proteinase; EhSTIRP = Serine threonine isoleucine-rich protein; KERP1 ...

Figure 2: EhC2PK binds phosphatidylserine in the presence of Ca 2+. Figure 6: EhC2PK is essential for initiation of phagocytosis. To distinguish between recruitment and subsequent signal transduction ...

For decades scientists have been puzzled by a tiny parasite that affects millions worldwide, with the power to liquefy human organs and evade the immune system in ways that science hasn't been able to ...

A safe and effective drug against a parasitic amoeba could come from a new approach that exploits the parasite’s need for iron Next-generation drugs against the sometimes fatal disease amebiasis could ...

Entamoeba histolytica is a nationally and provincially notifiable disease; E. dispar is a harmless commensal with no public health implications. Colonization of the stool with E. dispar suggests ...

Amebiasis (Amoebiasis) is a term for disease caused by the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica that primarily infects the human bowel, but can also affect other organs (most commonly the liver).

1:46 Alberta Health believes E. coli and amoebiasis cause of Saskatoon Farm illness The number of laboratory confirmed cases of E. coli and a rare parasite, believed to be connected to a popular ...

Entamoeba histolytica is a single-cell parasite that causes intestinal disease, but sometimes invades the body, attacking cells and creating liquefying abscesses. UC Davis parasitologist Katherine ...