Genetic diversity of Entamoeba: Novel ribosomal lineages from cockroaches.

Our current taxonomic perspective on Entamoeba is largely based on small-subunit ribosomal RNA genes (SSU rDNA) from Entamoeba species identified in vertebrate hosts with minor exceptions such as E. moshkovskii from sewage water and E. marina from marine sediment. Other Entamoeba species have also b...

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Main Authors: Tetsuro Kawano, Mihoko Imada, Pennapa Chamavit, Seiki Kobayashi, Tetsuo Hashimoto, Tomoyoshi Nozaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5608334?pdf=render