The causative agent of amoebiasis, Entamoeba histolytica, was discovered in 1875 by F. Loesch. In 1903, the organism was studied in detail by F. Schaudinn, who differentiated two amoeba species ...

William Balamuth, Biological Studies on "Entamoeba Histolytica": III. Induced Encystation in Several Mediums, including an Account of a New Procedure, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 88, No.

Leptin is an adipocytokine that links nutrition to immunity. Previous observation that a genetic polymorphism in the leptin receptor affected susceptibility to Entamoeba histolytica infection led ...

The effect of this amoeba is similar to that of Entamoeba histolytica, the parasite responsible for causing amebiasis. Once the parasite has invaded the gingival tissue, it feeds on its cells and ...