Cross-species protection suggests Entamoeba histolytica trogocytosis enables complement resistance through the transfer of negative regulators of complement activation (p. 2024.10.04.616735). bioRxiv.

The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this wily, shape-shifting amoeba causes nothing worse than diarrhea.

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The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this wily, shape-shifting amoeba causes nothing worse than diarrhea. But sometimes ...

The pathogenesis of a potentially fatal amoeba, Entamoeba histolytica (E. histolytica), has been discovered, showing that the organism uses a process coined as trogocytosis, to nibble sections of a ...

Entamoeba histolytica IgG was found on serologic testing, and computed tomography (CT) showed no signs of a liver abscess. ... which eradicates any surviving luminal cysts. Within one week, her ...

Table 2. Assessment of Vaccine Efficacy of Entamoeba Histolytica Candidate Proteins E. histolytica vaccine candidate Animal model Route of delivery Adjuvant Vaccine responses Type of immunity Ref.

Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite that causes amoebiasis. Recent studies have revealed opportunities to produce an effective vaccine against the Entamoeba histolytica infection.

That's right, folks, the little parasites — called Entamoeba histolytica — don't even have the courtesy to kill your cells before they take a bite. They don't even digest the parts they eat.

E. histolytica cysts are resistant to chlorine and can remain stable in the environment for weeks to months, making it a formidable food and waterborne infection. Lauren Bricker Jeff Brock ...